Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Արա (Ara).

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Արա (Ara)

  1. a male given name, Ara

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Etymology edit

The origin is unknown. Has been compared to the Ancient Greek theonym Ἄρης (Árēs) and Avestan 𐬀𐬭𐬀 (ara, Ara, the name of a certain believer, father of Berezishnu and Kasupatu). Probably identical with Ancient Greek Ἤρ (Ḗr) son of Ἀρμένιος (Arménios); see the Myth of Er.

Proper noun edit

Արա (Ara)

  1. (Armenian mythology) a mythical king of Armenia known as Արա Գեղեցիկ (Ara Gełecʻik), Ara the Beautiful
  2. a constellation

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  • Armenian: Արա (Ara)

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Further reading edit

  •   Ara the Beautiful on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942) “Արա”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 263–264
  • Adoncʻ, Nikoġayos (2006) Erker. hat. A., Patmagitakan usumnasirutʻyunner [Works. Volume I, Historical Studies]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, pages 47–53
  • Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary]‎[2] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 186
  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) Iranisches Namenbuch[3] (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 20
  • Russell, J.R. (1986) “ARA THE BEAUTIFUL”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York