Վան
See also: վան
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian Վան (Van).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɑn]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɑn]
Proper noun edit
Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
- Van (lake)
- a male given name transferred from the place name, of modern, chiefly Armenian diasporan usage, Van
Declension edit
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
nominative | Վան (Van) | |||
dative | Վանի (Vani) | |||
ablative | Վանից (Vanicʻ) | |||
instrumental | Վանով (Vanov) | |||
locative | Վանում (Vanum) | |||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | Վանը/Վանն (Vanə/Vann) | |||
dative | Վանին (Vanin) | |||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | Վանս (Vans) | |||
dative | Վանիս (Vanis) | |||
ablative | Վանիցս (Vanicʻs) | |||
instrumental | Վանովս (Vanovs) | |||
locative | Վանումս (Vanums) | |||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | Վանդ (Vand) | |||
dative | Վանիդ (Vanid) | |||
ablative | Վանիցդ (Vanicʻd) | |||
instrumental | Վանովդ (Vanovd) | |||
locative | Վանումդ (Vanumd) | |||
there is an alternative dative singular Վանա (Vana), a fossilized remain of Old Armenian a-type declension |
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /Biaina/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /Biainili/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.
Proper noun edit
Վան • (Van)
- Van (city)
Declension edit
a-type
Descendants edit
- Armenian: Վան (Van)
References edit
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Վան”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names][1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy