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Old Armenian
Etymology
Possibly from Urartian 𒀭𒅆𒄿𒌑𒄿𒉌 (dši-i-u2-i-ni /Šiuini/).[1] Associated with the eponym Սիսակ (Sisak) and the name of the noble family Սիւնի (Siwni) in the Armenian literary tradition
Proper noun
Սիւնիք • (Siwnikʻ)
- Syunik (a province of Armenia)
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Armenian: Սյունիք (Syunikʻ) (learned)
References
- ^ Petrosyan, Armen (2006) “Urartui arkʿayatohmi ew išxoł dasi cagman šurǰ [On the origin of the ruling dynasty and ruling class of Urartu]”, in Hayocʿ azgacagman harcʿer [Questions on the origin of Armenians] (in Armenian), Erevan: Noravankʿ, pages 45–46