նախահայր

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian նախահայր (naxahayr); see below.

Pronunciation

Noun

նախահայր • (naxahayr)

  1. patriarch, ancestor, forefather

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

նախ (nax) + -ա- (-a-) + հայր (hayr)

Noun

նախահայր • (naxahayr)

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

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: նախահայր (naxahayr)

References

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