Երասխ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- Յերասխ (Yerasx) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940
Etymology
From Old Armenian Երասխ (Erasx).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jɛˈɾɑsχ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jɛˈɾɑsχ]
Proper noun
Երասխ • (Erasx)
- (historical, poetic) Araks, Yeraskh
- Yeraskh (a village in Ararat, Armenia)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Երասխ (Erasx) | |||
| dative | Երասխի (Erasxi) | |||
| ablative | Երասխից (Erasxicʿ) | |||
| instrumental | Երասխով (Erasxov) | |||
| locative | Երասխում (Erasxum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Երասխը/Երասխն (Erasxə/Erasxn) | |||
| dative | Երասխին (Erasxin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Երասխս (Erasxs) | |||
| dative | Երասխիս (Erasxis) | |||
| ablative | Երասխիցս (Erasxicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Երասխովս (Erasxovs) | |||
| locative | Երասխումս (Erasxums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Երասխդ (Erasxd) | |||
| dative | Երասխիդ (Erasxid) | |||
| ablative | Երասխիցդ (Erasxicʿd) | |||
| instrumental | Երասխովդ (Erasxovd) | |||
| locative | Երասխումդ (Erasxumd) | |||
Synonyms
- Արաքս (Arakʿs)
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 47
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Iranian *Raxsā- (“swift-flowing”) from *ra(n)g- (“to move swiftly”); compare Sanskrit रङ्घते (raṅghate, “to hasten, run”). Adopted by Armenians in the 7–6th century BC, during intensive contacts with the Median Empire. Old Georgian რახსი (raxsi) and Ancient Greek Ἀράξης (Aráxēs) are from Iranian as well.
Proper noun
Երասխ • (Erasx)
- Araks
Declension
a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Երասխ (Erasx) |
| genitive | Երասխայ (Erasxay) |
| dative | Երասխայ (Erasxay) |
| accusative | Երասխ (Erasx) |
| ablative | Երասխայ (Erasxay) |
| instrumental | Երասխաւ (Erasxaw) |
| locative | Երասխ (Erasx) |
Descendants
- Armenian: Երասխ (Erasx)
References
- Anonymous disciples of Mxitʿar Sebastacʿi (1769), “Երասխ”, 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
- 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 12