Գալիլեա

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian Գալիլեա (Galilea).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Գալիլեա • (Galilea)

  1. Galilee

Usage notes

Uġġagrakan ew terminabanakan teġekatu recommends the form Գալիլեա (Galilea).

Declension

References

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 48

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Γαλιλαία (Galilaía).

Proper noun

Գալիլեա • (Galilea)

  1. Galilee

Declension

Derived terms

  • գալիլեացի (galileacʻi)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Գալիլեա (Galilea)

References

  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Գալիլեա”, 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
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