Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian աներձագ (anerjag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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աներձագ (anerjag)

  1. brother-in-law (wife’s brother)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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From աներ (aner) +‎ ձագ (jag), literally “father-in-law’s youngling”.

Noun

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աներձագ (anerjag), genitive singular աներձագի (anerjagi)

  1. brother-in-law (wife’s brother)

Descendants

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  • Armenian: աներձագ (anerjag)

References

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  • Ġazaryan, Ṙuben, Avetisyan, Henrik (2009) “աներձագ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 50b
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 427