ագռաւ

Armenian

Noun

ագռաւ • (agṙaw)

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Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)	ագռաւներ (agṙawner)
dative	ագռաւի (agṙawi)	ագռաւների (agṙawneri)
ablative	ագռաւից (agṙawicʻ)	ագռաւներից (agṙawnericʻ)
instrumental	ագռաւով (agṙawov)	ագռաւներով (agṙawnerov)
locative	—	—
	definite forms
nominative	ագռաւը/ագռաւն (agṙawə/agṙawn)	ագռաւները/ագռաւներն (agṙawnerə/agṙawnern)
dative	ագռաւին (agṙawin)	ագռաւներին (agṙawnerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	ագռաւս (agṙaws)	ագռաւներս (agṙawners)
dative	ագռաւիս (agṙawis)	ագռաւներիս (agṙawneris)
ablative	ագռաւիցս (agṙawicʻs)	ագռաւներիցս (agṙawnericʻs)
instrumental	ագռաւովս (agṙawovs)	ագռաւներովս (agṙawnerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	ագռաւդ (agṙawd)	ագռաւներդ (agṙawnerd)
dative	ագռաւիդ (agṙawid)	ագռաւներիդ (agṙawnerid)
ablative	ագռաւիցդ (agṙawicʻd)	ագռաւներիցդ (agṙawnericʻd)
instrumental	ագռաւովդ (agṙawovd)	ագռաւներովդ (agṙawnerovd)
locative	—	—

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Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.

Usually treated as an onomatopoeia, with similar formations in Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages, e.g. Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax), Latin corvus, Old High German hraban, Turkish karga, Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb), Hebrew עוֹרֵב (ʿōrēḇ). But more likely a Semitic borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Semitic *ḡurayb- (“raven, crow”), whence especially Arabic غُرَاب (ḡurāb), plural أَغْرُب (ʔaḡrub), Shehri ʾaġəréb, Mehri haġaráyb, yəġəráyb, yəġərēb, Soqotri ʾáʿrəb.

Noun

ագռաւ • (agṙaw)

1. crow, Corvus corone; raven, Corvus corax
2. (rare) owl

   Synonym: բու (bu)

3. (astronomy) Corvus

Usage notes

• Old Armenian did not distinguish between "crow" and "raven".
• In the Bible, translates Ancient Greek κόραξ (kórax) and κορώνη (korṓnē).

Declension

u-type

	singular		plural
nominative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւք (agṙawkʻ)
genitive	ագռաւու (agṙawu)		ագռաւուց (agṙawucʻ)
dative	ագռաւու (agṙawu)		ագռաւուց (agṙawucʻ)
accusative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)
ablative	ագռաւէ (agṙawē)		ագռաւուց (agṙawucʻ)
instrumental	ագռաւու (agṙawu)		ագռաւուք (agṙawukʻ)
locative	ագռաւու (agṙawu)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւք (agṙawkʻ)
genitive	ագռաւոյ (agṙawoy)		ագռաւոց (agṙawocʻ)
dative	ագռաւոյ (agṙawoy)		ագռաւոց (agṙawocʻ)
accusative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)
ablative	ագռաւոյ (agṙawoy)		ագռաւոց (agṙawocʻ)
instrumental	ագռաւով (agṙawov)		ագռաւովք (agṙawovkʻ)
locative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)
post-classical

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւք (agṙawkʻ)
genitive	ագռաւի (agṙawi)		ագռաւաց (agṙawacʻ)
dative	ագռաւի (agṙawi)		ագռաւաց (agṙawacʻ)
accusative	ագռաւ (agṙaw)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)
ablative	ագռաւէ (agṙawē)		ագռաւաց (agṙawacʻ)
instrumental	ագռաւաւ (agṙawaw)		ագռաւաւք = ագռաւօք (agṙawawkʻ = agṙawōkʻ)
locative	ագռաւի (agṙawi)		ագռաւս (agṙaws)
post-classical

Derived terms

• ագռաւանամ (agṙawanam)
• արջնագռաւ (arǰnagṙaw)
• գայլագռաւ (gaylagṙaw)

Descendants

• Armenian: ագռավ (agṙav)

See also

• որի (ori)

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ագռաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ագռաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Greppin, John A. C. (1978) Classical and Middle Armenian bird names: A linguistic, taxonomic, and mythological study, Delmar, New York: Caravan Books, pages 199–206
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ագռաւ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 21a
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ագռաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy