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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēph).
Proper noun
Յովսէփ • (Yovsēpʻ)
- (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
10/11th century?,
Joseph and Aseneth 1.1:
- առաքեաց Փարաւոն զՅովսէփ շրջել ընդ ամենայն երկիրն Եգիպտացւոց
- aṙakʻeacʻ Pʻarawon zYovsēpʻ šrǰel ənd amenayn erkirn Egiptacʻwocʻ
- Translation by J. Issaverdens
- Pharaoh sent Joseph to make a tour throughout all the land of the Egyptians
- (biblical) Joseph (the husband of Virgin Mary)
- a male given name, Yovsep
Declension
a-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
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| genitive
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Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
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| dative
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Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
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| accusative
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Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
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| ablative
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Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
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| instrumental
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Յովսեփաւ (Yovsepʻaw)
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| locative
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Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
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u-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
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| genitive
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Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
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| dative
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Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
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| accusative
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Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
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| ablative
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Յովսեփէ (Yovsepʻē)
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| instrumental
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Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
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| locative
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Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
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Descendants
References
- ^ Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53
- ^ Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97
Further reading
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Յովսէփ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press