Խաղաբ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Խաղաբ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Խաղաբ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Խաղաբ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Խաղաբ you have here. The definition of the word Խաղաբ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofԽաղաբ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܚܵܠܵܒ (Ḥalab).[1] Doublet of Հալեպ (Halep).

Proper noun

Խաղաբ (Xałab)

  1. Aleppo (a city in Syria)
    • 7th century, Sebēos, Patmutʻiwnʻ 10:[2][3]
      Եւ գնացեալ ընդ արևմուտս զուղիղ ճանապարհ երթեալ մտին ի քաղաքն՝ որ կոչի Խաղաբ․ եւ դադարեցին անդ։
      Ew gnacʻeal ənd arewmuts zułił čanaparh ertʻeal mtin i kʻałakʻn, or kočʻi Xałab; ew dadarecʻin and.
      • 1999 translation by Robert W. Thomson
        Taking the direct road to the west, they entered the city called Khałab and stopped there.

References

  1. ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 293
  2. ^ Sebēos (1979) G. V. Abgaryan, editor, Patmutʻiwn Sebēosi [Sebeos' History], Yerevan: Academy Press, critical text with introduction and commentary, page 75
  3. ^ Thomson, Robert W. (1999) The Armenian History attributed to Sebeos (Translated Texts for Historians; 31)‎, historical commentary by James Howard-Johnston; assistance from Tim Greenwood, Liverpool: Liverpool University Press, page 18