Վան
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See also: վան
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Վան (Van).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /vɑn/,
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /vɑn/,
Proper noun
Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
- Van (lake)
- a male given name transferred from the place name, of modern, chiefly Armenian diasporan usage, Van
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Վան (Van) | |||
| dative | Վանի (Vani) | |||
| ablative | Վանից (Vanicʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Վանով (Vanov) | |||
| locative | Վանում (Vanum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Վանը/Վանն (Vanə/Vann) | |||
| dative | Վանին (Vanin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Վանս (Vans) | |||
| dative | Վանիս (Vanis) | |||
| ablative | Վանիցս (Vanicʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Վանովս (Vanovs) | |||
| locative | Վանումս (Vanums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Վանդ (Vand) | |||
| dative | Վանիդ (Vanid) | |||
| ablative | Վանիցդ (Vanicʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Վանովդ (Vanovd) | |||
| locative | Վանումդ (Vanumd) | |||
| there is an alternative dative singular Վանա (Vana), a fossilized remain of Old Armenian a-type declension | ||||
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /Biaina/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /Biainili/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.
Proper noun
Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
Declension
a-type
Descendants
- Armenian: Վան (Van)
References
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Վան”, 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