Աբրամ

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑbˈɾɑm]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑpʰˈɾɑm]

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian Աբրամ (Abram); see it for more.

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

1. (biblical) Abram

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Աբրամ (Abram)
dative	Աբրամի (Abrami)
ablative	Աբրամից (Abramicʻ)
instrumental	Աբրամով (Abramov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Աբրամը/Աբրամն (Abramə/Abramn)
dative	Աբրամին (Abramin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Աբրամս (Abrams)
dative	Աբրամիս (Abramis)
ablative	Աբրամիցս (Abramicʻs)
instrumental	Աբրամովս (Abramovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Աբրամդ (Abramd)
dative	Աբրամիդ (Abramid)
ablative	Աբրամիցդ (Abramicʻd)
instrumental	Աբրամովդ (Abramovd)
locative	—

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Абрам (Abram, “Abram”)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Աբրամ (Abram)
dative	Աբրամի (Abrami)
ablative	Աբրամից (Abramicʻ)
instrumental	Աբրամով (Abramov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Աբրամը/Աբրամն (Abramə/Abramn)
dative	Աբրամին (Abramin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Աբրամս (Abrams)
dative	Աբրամիս (Abramis)
ablative	Աբրամիցս (Abramicʻs)
instrumental	Աբրամովս (Abramovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Աբրամդ (Abramd)
dative	Աբրամիդ (Abramid)
ablative	Աբրամիցդ (Abramicʻd)
instrumental	Աբրամովդ (Abramovd)
locative	—

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 56

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβραμ (Ábram) or Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܡ (ʾAḇrām), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām, “high father”).

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

1. Abram (biblical character)
   • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 12.10:

     Եւ եղեւ սով յերկրին, եւ էջ Աբրամ յԵգիպտոս բնակել անդ պանդխտութեամբ, զի զօրացաւ սով յերկրին։

     Ew ełew sov yerkrin, ew ēǰ Abram yEgiptos bnakel and pandxtutʻeamb, zi zōracʻaw sov yerkrin.

     • Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation

       And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the land.

Declension

u-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Աբրամ (Abram)
genitive	Աբրամու (Abramu)
dative	Աբրամու (Abramu)
accusative	Աբրամ (Abram)
ablative	Աբրամէ (Abramē)
instrumental	Աբրամու (Abramu)
locative	Աբրամու (Abramu)

Related terms

• Աբրահամ (Abraham)

Descendants

• Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram)