Հայրապետ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian Հայրապետ (Hayrapet), from Old Armenian հայրապետ (hayrapet, “patriarch, catholicos”)․ In use since the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑjɾɑˈpet/, [hɑjɾɑpét]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hɑjɾɑˈbed/, [hɑjɾɑbéd]

Proper noun

Հայրապետ • (Hayrapet)

1. a male given name

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Հայրապետ (Hayrapet)
dative	Հայրապետի (Hayrapeti)
ablative	Հայրապետից (Hayrapeticʻ)
instrumental	Հայրապետով (Hayrapetov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Հայրապետը/Հայրապետն (Hayrapetə/Hayrapetn)
dative	Հայրապետին (Hayrapetin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Հայրապետս (Hayrapets)
dative	Հայրապետիս (Hayrapetis)
ablative	Հայրապետիցս (Hayrapeticʻs)
instrumental	Հայրապետովս (Hayrapetovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Հայրապետդ (Hayrapetd)
dative	Հայրապետիդ (Hayrapetid)
ablative	Հայրապետիցդ (Hayrapeticʻd)
instrumental	Հայրապետովդ (Hayrapetovd)
locative	—

Derived terms

• Հայրապետյան (Hayrapetyan)

Descendants

• → English: Hayrapet, Hayrabed
• → Greek: Χαϊραμπέτ (Chaïrampét)
• → Russian: Айрапе́т (Ajrapét)

References

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Հայրապետ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press