Աբրահամ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Աբրահամ (Abraham).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /abɹaˈham/ [ɑbɹɑˈhɑm]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /apɹaˈham/ [ɑpʰɹɑˈhɑm]

Proper noun

Աբրահամ • (Abraham)

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

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Աբրահամ (Abraham)
dative	Աբրահամի (Abrahami)
ablative	Աբրահամից (Abrahamicʻ)
instrumental	Աբրահամով (Abrahamov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Աբրահամը/Աբրահամն (Abrahamə/Abrahamn)
dative	Աբրահամին (Abrahamin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Աբրահամս (Abrahams)
dative	Աբրահամիս (Abrahamis)
ablative	Աբրահամիցս (Abrahamicʻs)
instrumental	Աբրահամովս (Abrahamovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Աբրահամդ (Abrahamd)
dative	Աբրահամիդ (Abrahamid)
ablative	Աբրահամիցդ (Abrahamicʻd)
instrumental	Աբրահամովդ (Abrahamovd)
locative	—

Derived terms

• Աբրահամյան (Abrahamyan)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 56

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• Աբրաամ (Abraam)

Etymology

Either via Ancient Greek Ἀβραάμ (Abraám) or Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܗܡ (ʼAḇrāhām), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָהָם (ʼAḇrāhām). The spelling Աբրաամ (Abraam) was certainly from Ancient Greek and was considered more scholarly.

Proper noun

Աբրահամ • (Abraham)

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

Declension

u-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Աբրահամ (Abraham)
genitive	Աբրահամու (Abrahamu)
dative	Աբրահամու (Abrahamu)
accusative	Աբրահամ (Abraham)
ablative	Աբրահամէ (Abrahamē)
instrumental	Աբրահամու (Abrahamu)
locative	Աբրահամու (Abrahamu)

Derived terms

• աբրահամեան (abrahamean)

Related terms

• Աբրամ (Abram)

Descendants

• Armenian: Աբրահամ (Abraham)

References

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Աբրահամ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press
• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Աբրահամ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[2] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy