Ասպահան
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian Ասպահան (Aspahan); see it for more.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑspɑˈhɑn]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑspɑˈhɑn]
Proper noun
Ասպահան • (Aspahan)
- Alternative form of Սպահան (Spahan)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) | |||
| dative | Ասպահանի (Aspahani) | |||
| ablative | Ասպահանից (Aspahanicʿ) | |||
| instrumental | Ասպահանով (Aspahanov) | |||
| locative | Ասպահանում (Aspahanum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Ասպահանը/Ասպահանն (Aspahanə/Aspahann) | |||
| dative | Ասպահանին (Aspahanin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Ասպահանս (Aspahans) | |||
| dative | Ասպահանիս (Aspahanis) | |||
| ablative | Ասպահանիցս (Aspahanicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Ասպահանովս (Aspahanovs) | |||
| locative | Ասպահանումս (Aspahanums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Ասպահանդ (Aspahand) | |||
| dative | Ասպահանիդ (Aspahanid) | |||
| ablative | Ասպահանիցդ (Aspahanicʿd) | |||
| instrumental | Ասպահանովդ (Aspahanovd) | |||
| locative | Ասպահանումդ (Aspahanumd) | |||
Old Armenian
Etymology
Because of the prothetic a- borrowed from Middle Median, from Old Median *Spādānah. See also ասպահանիկ (aspahanik).
Proper noun
Ասպահան • (Aspahan)
- Isfahan (the capital city of modern Isfahan Province, Iran)
Declension
a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) |
| genitive | Ասպահանայ (Aspahanay) |
| dative | Ասպահանայ (Aspahanay) |
| accusative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) |
| ablative | Ասպահանայ (Aspahanay) |
| instrumental | Ասպահանաւ (Aspahanaw) |
| locative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) |
u-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) |
| genitive | Ասպահանու (Aspahanu) |
| dative | Ասպահանու (Aspahanu) |
| accusative | Ասպահան (Aspahan) |
| ablative | Ասպահանէ (Aspahanē) |
| instrumental | Ասպահանու (Aspahanu) |
| locative | Ասպահանու (Aspahanu) |
Descendants
- Armenian: Ասպահան (Aspahan)
References
- Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 18
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), “Ասպահան”, in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʿ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy