Wiktionary

Յովսէփ

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Ἰωσήφ (Iōsḗph), from Hebrew יוֹסֵף (Yōsēph).

Proper noun

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Յովսէփ • (Yovsēpʻ)

  1. (biblical) Joseph (eleventh and favorite son of Jacob, by his wife Rachel)
    • 10/11th century?, Joseph and Aseneth 1.1:[1][2]
      առաքեաց Փարաւոն զՅովսէփ շրջել ընդ ամենայն երկիրն Եգիպտացւոց
      aṙakʻeacʻ Pʻarawon zYovsēpʻ šrǰel ənd amenayn erkirn Egiptacʻwocʻ
      • Translation by J. Issaverdens
        Pharaoh sent Joseph to make a tour throughout all the land of the Egyptians
  2. (biblical) Joseph (the husband of Virgin Mary)
  3. a male given name, Yovsep

Declension

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a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
genitive Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
dative Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
accusative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
ablative Յովսեփայ (Yovsepʻay)
instrumental Յովսեփաւ (Yovsepʻaw)
locative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
u-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
genitive Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
dative Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
accusative Յովսէփ (Yovsēpʻ)
ablative Յովսեփէ (Yovsepʻē)
instrumental Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)
locative Յովսեփու (Yovsepʻu)

Descendants

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  • Armenian: Հովսեփ (Hovsepʻ)

References

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  1. ^ Burchard, Christoph (2019) “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53
  2. ^ Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97

Further reading

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