Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian Շապուհ (Šapuh).

Pronunciation edit

Proper noun edit

Շապուհ (Šapuh)

  1. a male given name, particularly borne by several kings of Persia known in English as Shapur

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

The older form is Շապուրհ (Šapurh), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (šḥpʿḥʿy /⁠Šāpuhr, Šābuhr⁠/).

Proper noun edit

Շապուհ (Šapuh)

  1. a male given name, Shapuh

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: Շապուհ (Šapuh)

References edit

  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Շապուհ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Շապուհ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press