Armenian

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Ըմբիշներ

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ըմբիշ (əmbiš).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ըմբիշ (əmbiš)

  1. wrestler
    Synonym: (dialectal) փահլևան (pʻahlewan)

Declension

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i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative ըմբիշ (əmbiš) ըմբիշներ (əmbišner)
dative ըմբիշի (əmbiši) ըմբիշների (əmbišneri)
ablative ըմբիշից (əmbišicʻ) ըմբիշներից (əmbišnericʻ)
instrumental ըմբիշով (əmbišov) ըմբիշներով (əmbišnerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative ըմբիշը/ըմբիշն (əmbišə/əmbišn) ըմբիշները/ըմբիշներն (əmbišnerə/əmbišnern)
dative ըմբիշին (əmbišin) ըմբիշներին (əmbišnerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative ըմբիշս (əmbišs) ըմբիշներս (əmbišners)
dative ըմբիշիս (əmbišis) ըմբիշներիս (əmbišneris)
ablative ըմբիշիցս (əmbišicʻs) ըմբիշներիցս (əmbišnericʻs)
instrumental ըմբիշովս (əmbišovs) ըմբիշներովս (əmbišnerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative ըմբիշդ (əmbišd) ըմբիշներդ (əmbišnerd)
dative ըմբիշիդ (əmbišid) ըմբիշներիդ (əmbišnerid)
ablative ըմբիշիցդ (əmbišicʻd) ըմբիշներիցդ (əmbišnericʻd)
instrumental ըմբիշովդ (əmbišovd) ըմբիշներովդ (əmbišnerovd)
locative

Alternative forms

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unknown. Has a shape of an Iranian loan.

Noun

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ըմբիշ (əmbiš)

  1. wrestler, athlete

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Middle Armenian: ըմբիշտ (əmbišt)
  • Armenian: ըմբիշ (əmbiš) (learned)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ըմբիշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 121a
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ըմբիշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “ըմբիշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 247a
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ըմբիշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy