Աժդահակ
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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Աժդահակ (Aždahak).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑʒdɑˈhɑk/,
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑʃtɑˈhɑɡ/,
Proper noun
Աժդահակ • (Aždahak)
Declension
| i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակ (Aždahak) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակի (Aždahaki) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակից (Aždahakicʻ) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակով (Aždahakov) | |||||||
| locative | — | |||||||
| definite forms | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակը/Աժդահակն (Aždahakə/Aždahakn) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակին (Aždahakin) | |||||||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակս (Aždahaks) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակիս (Aždahakis) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցս (Aždahakicʻs) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովս (Aždahakovs) | |||||||
| locative | — | |||||||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակդ (Aždahakd) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակիդ (Aždahakid) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցդ (Aždahakicʻd) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովդ (Aždahakovd) | |||||||
| locative | — | |||||||
| i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակ (Aždahak) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակի (Aždahaki) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակից (Aždahakicʻ) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակով (Aždahakov) | |||||||
| locative | Աժդահակում (Aždahakum) | |||||||
| definite forms | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակը/Աժդահակն (Aždahakə/Aždahakn) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակին (Aždahakin) | |||||||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակս (Aždahaks) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակիս (Aždahakis) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցս (Aždahakicʻs) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովս (Aždahakovs) | |||||||
| locative | Աժդահակումս (Aždahakums) | |||||||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||||||
| nominative | Աժդահակդ (Aždahakd) | |||||||
| dative | Աժդահակիդ (Aždahakid) | |||||||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցդ (Aždahakicʻd) | |||||||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովդ (Aždahakovd) | |||||||
| locative | Աժդահակումդ (Aždahakumd) | |||||||
Related terms
- աժդահա (aždaha)
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Parthian *aždahāk (compare Manichaean Parthian 𐫀𐫋𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾjdhʾg /aždahāg/)), from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 (aži.dahāka), a figure of Iranian mythology. See Persian اژدها (aždahâ) for more.
Proper noun
Աժդահակ • (Aždahak)
- (Armenian mythology) Azhdahak
- (historical) Astyages
- 5th? century, Movsēs Xorenacʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ
Declension
a-type
Descendants
- Armenian: Աժդահակ (Aždahak)
References
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Աժդահակ”, 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
- Russel J. R. (1987) “AŽDAHĀ: iv. Armenian Aždahak”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, retrieved 2013-08-25