վիշապ

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Etymology

From Old Armenian վիշապ (višap).

Pronunciation

Noun

վիշապ (višap)

  1. (Armenian mythology) vishap

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative վիշապ (višap) վիշապներ (višapner)
dative վիշապի (višapi) վիշապների (višapneri)
ablative վիշապից (višapicʻ) վիշապներից (višapnericʻ)
instrumental վիշապով (višapov) վիշապներով (višapnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative վիշապը/վիշապն (višapə/višapn) վիշապները/վիշապներն (višapnerə/višapnern)
dative վիշապին (višapin) վիշապներին (višapnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative վիշապս (višaps) վիշապներս (višapners)
dative վիշապիս (višapis) վիշապներիս (višapneris)
ablative վիշապիցս (višapicʻs) վիշապներիցս (višapnericʻs)
instrumental վիշապովս (višapovs) վիշապներովս (višapnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative վիշապդ (višapd) վիշապներդ (višapnerd)
dative վիշապիդ (višapid) վիշապներիդ (višapnerid)
ablative վիշապիցդ (višapicʻd) վիշապներիցդ (višapnericʻd)
instrumental վիշապովդ (višapovd) վիշապներովդ (višapnerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian.[1][2] Compare Avestan 𐬬𐬌𐬱𐬁𐬞𐬀 (višāpa, an epithet of a dragon). Georgian ვეშაპი (vešaṗi) is also from Iranian.

Noun

վիշապ (višap)

  1. (Armenian mythology) vishap
  2. leviathan; whale
    վիշապ ծովայինvišap covayinaraneus piscis, quaviver, weever
    վիշապ ձուկնvišap jukncachalot
  3. typhon, vortex, whirlpool
  4. (figuratively) banner of Roman legions
  5. (astronomy) Draco

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: վիշապ (višap)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “վիշապ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 341ab
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 910

Further reading

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