նախնի

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian նախնի (naxni); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

նախնի (naxni)

  1. ancestor, forefather

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From նախ (nax) +‎ -նի (-ni).

Adjective

նախնի (naxni)

  1. first, primitive, ancient, old
    ի նախնումնi naxnumnanciently, formerly, in times past, in former ages

Declension

Noun

նախնի (naxni)

  1. ancient, chief
  2. (in the plural) the ancients, ancestors, antecessors, forefathers

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: նախնի (naxni)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նախնի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy