Սարմազյան

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A Turkic borrowing + -յան (-yan), but the details are unclear. Compare Turkish Sarmaz (a surname).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Սարմազյան (Sarmazyan)

  1. a surname

Declension

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Descendants

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  • English: Sarmazian
  • Russian: Сармазя́н (Sarmazján)

References

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  • Avetisyan, Tigran (2000) “Սարմազյան”, in V. M. Grigoryan, Ṙ. L. Uṙutyan, editors, Hayocʻ azganunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Surnames] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Van Aryan, →ISBN, explains as Turkish sarı (yellow) + -maz (-less), which is unlikely