Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian նախահայր (naxahayr); see below.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

նախահայր (naxahayr)

  1. patriarch, ancestor, forefather

Declension edit

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

նախ (nax) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ հայր (hayr)

Noun edit

նախահայր (naxahayr)

  1. the primitive or first father, progenitor of the human race, Adam
  2. patriarch
    նախահարքnaxaharkʿthe ancients; the Holy Fathers
  3. (figuratively) author, inventor

Declension edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: նախահայր (naxahayr)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879) “նախահայր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նախահայր”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy