սպարապետ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian սպարապետ (sparapet).

Pronunciation

Noun

սպարապետ (sparapet)

  1. (historical) sparapet
  2. (poetic) an honorific given to some modern military leaders, especially Vazgen Sargsyan

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative սպարապետ (sparapet) սպարապետներ (sparapetner)
dative սպարապետի (sparapeti) սպարապետների (sparapetneri)
ablative սպարապետից (sparapeticʻ) սպարապետներից (sparapetnericʻ)
instrumental սպարապետով (sparapetov) սպարապետներով (sparapetnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative սպարապետը/սպարապետն (sparapetə/sparapetn) սպարապետները/սպարապետներն (sparapetnerə/sparapetnern)
dative սպարապետին (sparapetin) սպարապետներին (sparapetnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative սպարապետս (sparapets) սպարապետներս (sparapetners)
dative սպարապետիս (sparapetis) սպարապետներիս (sparapetneris)
ablative սպարապետիցս (sparapeticʻs) սպարապետներիցս (sparapetnericʻs)
instrumental սպարապետովս (sparapetovs) սպարապետներովս (sparapetnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative սպարապետդ (sparapetd) սպարապետներդ (sparapetnerd)
dative սպարապետիդ (sparapetid) սպարապետներիդ (sparapetnerid)
ablative սպարապետիցդ (sparapeticʻd) սպարապետներիցդ (sparapetnericʻd)
instrumental սպարապետովդ (sparapetovd) սպարապետներովդ (sparapetnerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

The word was borrowed many times from Iranian, from its different dialects and over different periods. According to Pʿerixanyan, the most common spelling, սպարապետ (sparapet), is from Parthian; compare Parthian 𐭎𐭐𐭀𐭃𐭐𐭕𐭉 (spʾdpty), Parthian 𐫙𐫘𐫛𐫀𐫅 (ʿspʾd /⁠ispāδ⁠/). The less common form սպայապետ (spayapet) was borrowed later from Middle Persian, or, perhaps formed in Armenian from սպայ (spay) and պետ (pet). The spelling ասպարապետ (asparapet) is from early Middle Median *aspāδapat(i); the spelling ասպահապետ (aspahapet) is from later Middle Median *aspāhapet. All originate from Proto-Iranian *spādapati- (commander of the army), composed of *cwáHdaH (army), whence սպայ (spay), and *pati- (lord), whence պետ (pet). Compare also Middle Persian 𐭮𐭯𐭠𐭧𐭯𐭲𐭩 (spāhpet).

Noun

սպարապետ (sparapet)

  1. sparapet

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: սպարապետ (sparapet) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “սպարապետ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (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) “սպարապետ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 18
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “սպարապետ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy