նախահայր

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian նախահայր (naxahayr); see below.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɑχɑˈhɑɪ̯ɾ]
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Noun

նախահայր (naxahayr)

  1. patriarch, ancestor, forefather

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

նախ (nax) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ հայր (hayr)

Noun

նախահայր (naxahayr)

  1. the primitive or first father, progenitor of the human race, Adam
  2. patriarch
    նախահարքnaxaharkʻthe ancients; the Holy Fathers
  3. (figuratively) author, inventor
Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: նախահայր (naxahayr)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նախահայր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նախահայր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy