Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From գիր (gir, writing) +‎ -աբար (-abar, adverbial suffix), as opposed to աշխարհաբար (ašxarhabar), the vernacular language. The formerly common misconstruction գրաբառ (grabaṙ) is due to the influence of բառ (baṙ, word).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

գրաբար (grabar)

  1. Old Armenian, Grabar (language)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Adverb edit

գրաբար (grabar)

  1. in Old Armenian

Adjective edit

գրաբար (grabar)

  1. Old Armenian (of or pertaining to the language)

Declension edit

Usage notes edit

In this word alone the suffix -աբար (-abar) is pronounced as IPA(key): [ɑˈpʰɑɹ] in Standard Eastern Armenian instead of the expected IPA(key): [ɑˈbɑɹ].[1]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Asatryan, M. E. (1976) “Arewelahay grakan lezvi jayneġ paytʻakan baġajayneri artasanutʻyunə [On the pronunciation of voiced consonants in Standard Eastern Armenian]”, in Banber Erewani hamalsarani [“Banber” – Bulletin of Yerevan University] (in Armenian), volume 29, number 2, page 41 of 32–47