անուն

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian անուն (anun).

Pronunciation

Noun

անուն (anun) (dialectological spelling անում)

  1. name
    անուն հանելanun hanelto make a name for oneself, to become famous
  2. given name, first name
  3. title, denomination
  4. prestige

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Armenian *anuwn, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃néh₃mn.

Noun

անուն (anun)

  1. name
    անուն դնելanun dnelto give a name, to name
    անուն բայիanun bayi(grammar) nominative; noun, substantive
    անուն շքոյanun škʻoytitle
    յատուկ անունyatuk anunproper name
  2. renown, glory, reputation, honor, title
    վատ անունvat anuninfamy, brand of infamy
    անուն պանծանաց անձին ժառանգեցուցանելanun pancanacʻ anjin žaṙangecʻucʻanelto achieve great renown
    անուն կապել անձինanun kapel anjinto gain celebrity, to win fame, to acquire a great name
  3. someone
    այս անունays anunsuch-a-one

Usage notes

The word has four combining forms: անուանա- (anuana-), անուան- (anuan-), անունա- (anuna-) and անուն- (anun-).

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: անուն (anun)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1940) Hayocʻ lezvi patmutʻyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 36–37
  2. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “անուն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  3. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, pages 96–97

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “անուն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “անուն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy