նհանգ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նհանգ (nhang).

Pronunciation

Noun

նհանգ (nhang)

  1. a mythical aquatic monster

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative նհանգ (nhang) նհանգներ (nhangner)
dative նհանգի (nhangi) նհանգների (nhangneri)
ablative նհանգից (nhangicʻ) նհանգներից (nhangnericʻ)
instrumental նհանգով (nhangov) նհանգներով (nhangnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative նհանգը/նհանգն (nhangə/nhangn) նհանգները/նհանգներն (nhangnerə/nhangnern)
dative նհանգին (nhangin) նհանգներին (nhangnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative նհանգս (nhangs) նհանգներս (nhangners)
dative նհանգիս (nhangis) նհանգներիս (nhangneris)
ablative նհանգիցս (nhangicʻs) նհանգներիցս (nhangnericʻs)
instrumental նհանգովս (nhangovs) նհանգներովս (nhangnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative նհանգդ (nhangd) նհանգներդ (nhangnerd)
dative նհանգիդ (nhangid) նհանգներիդ (nhangnerid)
ablative նհանգիցդ (nhangicʻd) նհանգներիցդ (nhangnericʻd)
instrumental նհանգովդ (nhangovd) նհանգներովդ (nhangnerovd)
locative

References

  • նհանգ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Iranian *nihang. Compare Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫗𐫍𐫗𐫃 (nhng) and see there for more.

Noun

նհանգ (nhang)

  1. a mythical aquatic monster
  2. crocodile
  3. hippopotamus

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: նհանգ (nhang) (learned)
  • Georgian: ნიანგი (niangi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նհանգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նհանգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “նհանգ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 458b