From Old Armenian աթոռ (atʻoṙ).
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աթոռ • (atʻoṙ)
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
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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) |
The origin is uncertain.[1] An overview of opinions follows.
Windischmann compared with Ancient Greek θρόνος (thrónos, “seat, throne”).[2] The comparison was revived by Marr, who derived both from a “Japhetic” root in the framework of his discredited Japhetic theory.[3]
Müller derived from Aramaic אתר (ʾtr), אתרא (ʾtrʾ, “place”), Classical Syriac ܐܬܪ (ʾăṯar), ܐܬܪܐ (ʾaṯrā, “place”), for the sense development comparing Persian گاه (gâh, “throne; place”).[4][5] This is rejected by de Lagarde and Hübschmann.[6][7]
Hiwnkʻearpēyēntean derived from Turkish oturmak (“to take a sit”), oturak (“seat, stool”).[8] Ačaṙyan rejected the comparison because the older forms of the Turkic word contain an -l-: compare Chagatai اولتورمق (olturmaq, “to sit”).[1]
Karst connected with Sumerian 𒉣𒇬 (/tur/, “animal stall; triclinium; a place used to hold something or someone”).[9]
J̌ahukyan and Olsen mark the origin as unknown, with J̌ahukyan remarking that աթոռ (atʻoṙ) is a late acquisition absent from Proto-Armenian.[10][11][12]
Perhaps from the name of Assur, the capital of the Assyrian Empire: compare Classical Syriac ܐܬܘܪ (ʾtwr /ʾĀṯūr/, “the city of Assur”),[13] sometimes transcribed as Āṯōr,[14][15] Old Persian 𐎠𐎰𐎢𐎼𐎠 (a-θ-u-r-a /Aθurā/, “Assyria”), ultimately from Akkadian 𒀸𒋩 (Aššur). The sense development could have been "capital, throne city, the Seat" → "throne, seat". For such a lexicalisation of city names in Mesopotamia, the most advanced civilisation neighbouring Proto-Armenians, compare բաւիղ (bawił), քաղաք (kʻałakʻ). In this case, a doublet of ասորի (asori).
աթոռ • (atʻoṙ)
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | աթոռ (atʻoṙ) | աթոռք (atʻoṙkʻ) | |
genitive | աթոռոյ (atʻoṙoy) | աթոռոց (atʻoṙocʻ) | |
dative | աթոռոյ (atʻoṙoy) | աթոռոց (atʻoṙocʻ) | |
accusative | աթոռ (atʻoṙ) | աթոռս (atʻoṙs) | |
ablative | աթոռոյ (atʻoṙoy) | աթոռոց (atʻoṙocʻ) | |
instrumental | աթոռով (atʻoṙov) | աթոռովք (atʻoṙovkʻ) | |
locative | աթոռ (atʻoṙ) | աթոռս (atʻoṙs) |