See also: Ոստանիկ

Armenian edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոստանիկ (ostanik).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ոստանիկ (ostanik)

  1. (historical) a free inhabitant of a ոստան (ostan)
  2. courtier
  3. (as an adjective) noble

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

ոստան (ostan) +‎ -իկ (-ik)

Noun edit

ոստանիկ (ostanik)

  1. a free inhabitant of a ոստան (ostan)

Declension edit

Adjective edit

ոստանիկ (ostanik)

  1. of the royal family, noble
  2. of the royal court

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ոստանիկ (ostanik)

Further reading edit

  • Adoncʻ, Nikoġayos (2006) Erker. hat. A., Patmagitakan usumnasirutʻyunner [Works. Volume I, Historical Studies]‎[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, pages 105–112
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոստանիկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hambarjumyan V. H. et al., editors (1982), “ոստանիկներ”, in Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran [Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia] (in Armenian), volume 8, Yerevan: Haykakan sovetakan hanragitarani glxavor xmbagrutʻyun, page 640ab
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “ոստանիկ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոստանիկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy