աթոռ

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Armenian

աթոռ (1)

Etymology

From Old Armenian աթոռ (atʻoṙ).

Pronunciation

Noun

աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

  1. chair
  2. (rare) throne

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative աթոռ (atʻoṙ) աթոռներ (atʻoṙner)
dative աթոռի (atʻoṙi) աթոռների (atʻoṙneri)
ablative աթոռից (atʻoṙicʻ) աթոռներից (atʻoṙnericʻ)
instrumental աթոռով (atʻoṙov) աթոռներով (atʻoṙnerov)
locative աթոռում (atʻoṙum) աթոռներում (atʻoṙnerum)
definite forms
nominative աթոռը/աթոռն (atʻoṙə/atʻoṙn) աթոռները/աթոռներն (atʻoṙnerə/atʻoṙnern)
dative աթոռին (atʻoṙin) աթոռներին (atʻoṙnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative աթոռս (atʻoṙs) աթոռներս (atʻoṙners)
dative աթոռիս (atʻoṙis) աթոռներիս (atʻoṙneris)
ablative աթոռիցս (atʻoṙicʻs) աթոռներիցս (atʻoṙnericʻs)
instrumental աթոռովս (atʻoṙovs) աթոռներովս (atʻoṙnerovs)
locative աթոռումս (atʻoṙums) աթոռներումս (atʻoṙnerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative աթոռդ (atʻoṙd) աթոռներդ (atʻoṙnerd)
dative աթոռիդ (atʻoṙid) աթոռներիդ (atʻoṙnerid)
ablative աթոռիցդ (atʻoṙicʻd) աթոռներիցդ (atʻoṙnericʻd)
instrumental աթոռովդ (atʻoṙovd) աթոռներովդ (atʻoṙnerovd)
locative աթոռումդ (atʻoṙumd) աթոռներումդ (atʻoṙnerumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain.[1] An overview of opinions follows.

Noun

աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

  1. chair, seat; bench; throne
    նստուցանել յաթոռnstucʻanel yatʻoṙto make one sit on a throne or chair; to throne
    նստել յաթոռnstel yatʻoṙto sit on a chair or throne
    աթոռս արկանելatʻoṙs arkanelto give seats or chairs
    ելանել յաթոռոյelanel yatʻoṙoyto rise up, to get up
  2. a seat used in evacuating the bowels or in urinating, stool
  3. (biblical) throne (the third highest order of angel in Christian angelology, ranked above minions and below cherubim)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: աթոռ (atʻoṙ)

References

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “աթոռ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “աթոռ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 4b