գահ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գահ (gah)

Pronunciation

Noun

գահ (gah)

  1. throne

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative գահ (gah) գահեր (gaher)
dative գահի (gahi) գահերի (gaheri)
ablative գահից (gahicʻ) գահերից (gahericʻ)
instrumental գահով (gahov) գահերով (gaherov)
locative գահում (gahum) գահերում (gaherum)
definite forms
nominative գահը/գահն (gahə/gahn) գահերը/գահերն (gaherə/gahern)
dative գահին (gahin) գահերին (gaherin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative գահս (gahs) գահերս (gahers)
dative գահիս (gahis) գահերիս (gaheris)
ablative գահիցս (gahicʻs) գահերիցս (gahericʻs)
instrumental գահովս (gahovs) գահերովս (gaherovs)
locative գահումս (gahums) գահերումս (gaherums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative գահդ (gahd) գահերդ (gaherd)
dative գահիդ (gahid) գահերիդ (gaherid)
ablative գահիցդ (gahicʻd) գահերիցդ (gahericʻd)
instrumental գահովդ (gahovd) գահերովդ (gaherovd)
locative գահումդ (gahumd) գահերումդ (gaherumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing. Compare Middle Persian gʾs (gāh, throne; place, position), Persian گاه (gâh, throne; place), Old Persian (gāθu-, place; throne, chair), Avestan 𐬔𐬁𐬙𐬎 (gātu, place, seat, throne) and Sanskrit गातु (gātú, going; way; place).

Noun

գահ (gah)

  1. high seat, chair, tribunal
  2. throne
  3. (figuratively) dignity

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: գահ (gah)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գահ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գահ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գահ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy