Ասիա

See also: asia, Asia, Ásia, asía, Asía, and asĩa

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Ասիա (Asia).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsiɑ/, [ɑ́si(j)ɑ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈɑsiɑ/, [ɑ́si(j)ɑ]

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Proper noun

Ասիա • (Asia)

1. Asia

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Ասիա (Asia)
dative	Ասիայի (Asiayi)
ablative	Ասիայից (Asiayicʻ)
instrumental	Ասիայով (Asiayov)
locative	Ասիայում (Asiayum)
	definite forms
nominative	Ասիան (Asian)
dative	Ասիային (Asiayin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Ասիաս (Asias)
dative	Ասիայիս (Asiayis)
ablative	Ասիայիցս (Asiayicʻs)
instrumental	Ասիայովս (Asiayovs)
locative	Ասիայումս (Asiayums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Ասիադ (Asiad)
dative	Ասիայիդ (Asiayid)
ablative	Ասիայիցդ (Asiayicʻd)
instrumental	Ասիայովդ (Asiayovd)
locative	Ասիայումդ (Asiayumd)

Related terms

• ասիական (asiakan)
• ասիացի (asiacʻi)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎^[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 46

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Proper noun

Ասիա • (Asia)

1. Asia Minor
2. Asia

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Ասիա (Asia)
genitive	Ասիայ (Asiay)
dative	Ասիայ (Asiay)
accusative	Ասիա (Asia)
ablative	Ասիայ (Asiay)
instrumental	Ասիաւ (Asiaw)
locative	Ասիա (Asia)

o-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Ասիա (Asia)
genitive	Ասիոյ (Asioy)
dative	Ասիոյ (Asioy)
accusative	Ասիա (Asia)
ablative	Ասիոյ (Asioy)
instrumental	Ասիով (Asiov)
locative	Ասիա (Asia)

Derived terms

• ասիածին (asiacin)
• ասիական (asiakan)
• ասիապետ (asiapet)
• ասիացի (asiacʻi)

Descendants

• Armenian: Ասիա (Asia)

References

• J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “Ասիա”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Ašxarhagrakan anuankʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Geographic Names], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1504b
• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Ասիա”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[2] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 27ab