Հայաստան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Հայաստան (Hayastan). By surface analysis, հայ (hay) +‎ -աստան (-astan).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Հայաստան • (Hayastan)

  1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: (poetic or historical) Հայք (Haykʻ)
    Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն ― Hayastani Hanrapetutʻyun ― Republic of Armenia
  2. a female given name, Hayastan or Hayasdan, transferred from the place name

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • →⇒ New Latin: hajastanus
  • →⇒ Quechua: Hayasuyu

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Հայաստան”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 29

Old Armenian

Etymology

From հայ (hay) +‎ -աստան (-astan).

Proper noun

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Հայաստան • (Hayastan)

  1. Armenia (an ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highland, in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia)
  2. (as an adjective) Armenian
    Հայաստան աշխարհ ― Hayastan ašxarh ― Armenia
    Հայաստան ազգ ― Hayastan azg ― the Armenian nation

Declension

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Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “Հայաստան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 377b
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “Հայաստան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn. Ašxarhagrakan Ew Patmakan Anuankʻ [New Dictionary Armenian–English. Appendix of Geographic and Historical Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 782b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “Հայաստան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Հայաստան աշխարհ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎ (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 302–303
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