Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Armenian աստուած (astuac).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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աստված (astvac) (traditional orthography spelling աստուած)

  1. god
  2. (often capitalized, singular only) God of Christianity

Usage notes

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In the sense of “God” the word usually does not take a definite article in the nominative case.

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “աստուած”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 282a
  2. ^ Martirosyan, Hrach (2019) “Traces of Indo-European ‘Father Sky, God’ in Armenian”, 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 197