Եղիա

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Եղիա (Ełia).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /jeʁiˈɑ/, [jeʁi(j)ɑ́]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /jeʁiˈɑ/, [jeʁi(j)ɑ́]

Proper noun

Եղիա • (Eġia)

1. (biblical) Elijah
2. a male given name, Yeghia. Equivalent to Elijah

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Եղիա (Eġia)
dative	Եղիայի (Eġiayi)
ablative	Եղիայից (Eġiayicʻ)
instrumental	Եղիայով (Eġiayov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Եղիան (Eġian)
dative	Եղիային (Eġiayin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Եղիաս (Eġias)
dative	Եղիայիս (Eġiayis)
ablative	Եղիայիցս (Eġiayicʻs)
instrumental	Եղիայովս (Eġiayovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Եղիադ (Eġiad)
dative	Եղիայիդ (Eġiayid)
ablative	Եղիայիցդ (Eġiayicʻd)
instrumental	Եղիայովդ (Eġiayovd)
locative	—

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu).

Proper noun

Եղիա • (Ełia)

1. (biblical) Elijah
2. a male given name

Declension

i-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Եղիա (Ełia)
genitive	Եղիայի (Ełiayi)
dative	Եղիայի (Ełiayi)
accusative	Եղիա (Ełia)
ablative	Եղիայէ (Ełiayē)
instrumental	Եղիայիւ (Ełiayiw)
locative	Եղիայի (Ełiayi)

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Եղիա (Ełia)
genitive	Եղիայ (Ełiay)
dative	Եղիայ (Ełiay)
accusative	Եղիա (Ełia)
ablative	Եղիայ (Ełiay)
instrumental	Եղիաւ (Ełiaw)
locative	Եղիա (Ełia)

Descendants

• Armenian: Եղիա (Eġia)

References

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Եղիա”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press