Աժդահակ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Աժդահակ (Aždahak).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑʒdɑhɑ́k]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑʃtʰɑhɑ́ɡ]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Աժդահակ (Aždahak) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակի (Aždahaki) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակից (Aždahakicʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակով (Aždahakov) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակը/Աժդահակն (Aždahakə/Aždahakn) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակին (Aždahakin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակս (Aždahaks) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակիս (Aždahakis) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցս (Aždahakicʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովս (Aždahakovs) | |||
| locative | — | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակդ (Aždahakd) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակիդ (Aždahakid) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցդ (Aždahakicʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովդ (Aždahakovd) | |||
| locative | — | |||
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Աժդահակ (Aždahak) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակի (Aždahaki) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակից (Aždahakicʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակով (Aždahakov) | |||
| locative | Աժդահակում (Aždahakum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակը/Աժդահակն (Aždahakə/Aždahakn) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակին (Aždahakin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակս (Aždahaks) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակիս (Aždahakis) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցս (Aždahakicʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովս (Aždahakovs) | |||
| locative | Աժդահակումս (Aždahakums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Աժդահակդ (Aždahakd) | |||
| dative | Աժդահակիդ (Aždahakid) | |||
| ablative | Աժդահակիցդ (Aždahakicʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Աժդահակովդ (Aždahakovd) | |||
| locative | Աժդահակումդ (Aždahakumd) | |||
Related terms
- աժդահա (aždaha)
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Parthian *aždahāk (compare Manichaean Parthian 𐫀𐫋𐫅𐫍𐫀𐫃 (ʾjdhʾg /aždahāg/)), from Avestan 𐬀𐬲𐬌⸱𐬛𐬀𐬵𐬁𐬐𐬀 (aži.dahāka), a figure of Iranian mythology. See Persian اژدها (aždahâ) for more.
Proper noun
Աժդահակ • (Aždahak)
- (Armenian mythology) Azhdahak
- (historical) Astyages
- 5th? century, Movsēs Xorenacʻi, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ [History of Armenia]
Declension
Descendants
- Armenian: Աժդահակ (Aždahak)
References
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Աժդահակ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Russel J. R. (1987) “AŽDAHĀ: iv. Armenian Aždahak”, in Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, New York, retrieved 2013-08-25
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