Գյանջա
Armenian
Alternative forms
- Գեանջայ (Geanǰay), Գեանջա (Geanǰa) – traditional orthography spelling
Etymology
From Azerbaijani Gəncə. Doublet of Գանձակ (Ganjak).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡjɑnˈd͡ʒɑ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kʰjɑnˈt͡ʃʰɑ]
- Hyphenation: Գյան‧ջա
Proper noun
Գյանջա • (Gyanǰa)
- Ganja
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Գյանջա (Gyanǰa) | |||
| dative | Գյանջայի (Gyanǰayi) | |||
| ablative | Գյանջայից (Gyanǰayicʿ) | |||
| instrumental | Գյանջայով (Gyanǰayov) | |||
| locative | Գյանջայում (Gyanǰayum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Գյանջան (Gyanǰan) | |||
| dative | Գյանջային (Gyanǰayin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Գյանջաս (Gyanǰas) | |||
| dative | Գյանջայիս (Gyanǰayis) | |||
| ablative | Գյանջայիցս (Gyanǰayicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Գյանջայովս (Gyanǰayovs) | |||
| locative | Գյանջայումս (Gyanǰayums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Գյանջադ (Gyanǰad) | |||
| dative | Գյանջայիդ (Gyanǰayid) | |||
| ablative | Գյանջայիցդ (Gyanǰayicʿd) | |||
| instrumental | Գյանջայովդ (Gyanǰayovd) | |||
| locative | Գյանջայումդ (Gyanǰayumd) | |||
Synonyms
- (former names) Գանձակ (Ganjak), Ելիզավետպոլ (Elizavetpol), Կիրովաբադ (Kirovabad)
References
- Barsełyan, Hovhannes (2006), “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʿyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew ułłagrakan tełekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 48