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Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նախ (nax)
Pronunciation
Adverb
նախ • (nax)
- first, in the first place, firstly
- նախ և առաջ ― nax ew aṙaǰ ― first of all
- նախ մտածի, նոր խոսա ― nax mtaci, nor xosa ― first think, then speak
Antonyms
Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably of Iranian origin. Compare Middle Persian nxwst (naxwist, “first”), Persian نخست (noxost, “first”).
Adjective
նախ • (nax) indeclinable
- first
- նախ քան ― nax kʻan ― before, ere
- նախ քան զամենայն ― nax kʻan zamenayn ― first of all
Usage notes
This adjective was indeclinable. If it had to be declined, it was replaced by synonymous առաջին (aṙaǰin).
Adverb
նախ • (nax)
- firstly, in the first place, at first
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նախ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նախ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նախ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys