Վան
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See also: վան
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian Վան (Van).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /vɑn/, [vɑn]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /vɑn/, [vɑn]
Proper noun
[edit]Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
- Van (lake)
- a male given name transferred from the place name, of modern, chiefly Armenian diasporan usage, Van
Declension
[edit] i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
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nominative | Վան (Van) | |||
dative | Վանի (Vani) | |||
ablative | Վանից (Vanicʻ) | |||
instrumental | Վանով (Vanov) | |||
locative | Վանում (Vanum) | |||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | Վանը/Վանն (Vanə/Vann) | |||
dative | Վանին (Vanin) | |||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | Վանս (Vans) | |||
dative | Վանիս (Vanis) | |||
ablative | Վանիցս (Vanicʻs) | |||
instrumental | Վանովս (Vanovs) | |||
locative | Վանումս (Vanums) | |||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | Վանդ (Vand) | |||
dative | Վանիդ (Vanid) | |||
ablative | Վանիցդ (Vanicʻd) | |||
instrumental | Վանովդ (Vanovd) | |||
locative | Վանումդ (Vanumd) | |||
there is an alternative dative singular Վանա (Vana), a fossilized remain of Old Armenian a-type declension |
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /Biaina/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /Biainili/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.
Proper noun
[edit]Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
Declension
[edit]a-type
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: Վան (Van)
References
[edit]- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Վան”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names][1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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- Armenian lemmas
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- hy:Cities
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