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From Old Armenian Հայաստան (Hayastan). By surface analysis, հայ (hay) +‎ -աստան (-astan).

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Հայաստան (Hayastan)

  1. Armenia (A country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)
    Synonym: (poetic or historical) Հայք (Haykʿ)
    Հայաստանի ՀանրապետությունHayastani HanrapetutʿyunRepublic of Armenia
  2. a female given name, Hayastan or Hayasdan, transferred from the place name

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  • New Latin: hajastanus
  • Quechua: Hayasuyu

References edit

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1946) “Հայաստան”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 29

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From հայ (hay) +‎ -աստան (-astan).

Proper noun edit

Հայաստան (Hayastan)

  1. Armenia (an ancient Armenian kingdom in the Armenian Highland, in modern eastern Turkey and Armenia)
  2. (as an adjective) Armenian
    Հայաստան աշխարհHayastan ašxarhArmenia
    Հայաստան ազգHayastan azgthe Armenian nation

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References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “Հայաստան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 377b
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “Հայաստան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn. Ašxarhagrakan Ew Patmakan Anuankʿ [New Dictionary Armenian–English. Appendix of Geographic and Historical Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 782b
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “Հայաստան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769) “Հայաստան աշխարհ”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 302–303