Երուանդ

Երուանդ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Grown with a prothetic ե- (e-) from Middle Iranian *rēvant, from Proto-Iranian *raivant-, *rayivant- (“possessing wealth”). Compare Avestan 𐬭𐬀𐬉𐬬𐬀𐬥𐬙‎ (raēvant, “rich, splendid”), 𐬭𐬀𐬫𐬌‎ (rayi, “wealth”), Sanskrit रेवत् (revat, “wealthy”), रयिवत् (rayivat, “possessing wealth”), रयि (rayi, “wealth”).[1]

On the other hand, Hübschmann derived from Middle Iranian *arvant- (“swift”); compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwnd /arwand/, “swift, valiant”), Avestan 𐬀𐬎𐬭𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙‎ (a^uruuaṇt, “swift, vigorous, brave”).[2][3] But this is unlikely, as *arvant- would have yielded Old Armenian *Արուանդ (*Aruand).[1]

Corresponds to Ancient Greek Ὀρόντης (Oróntēs) of Classical authors.

Proper noun

Երուանդ • (Eruand)

1. a male given name

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Երուանդ (Eruand)
genitive	Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
dative	Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
accusative	Երուանդ (Eruand)
ablative	Երուանդայ (Eruanday)
instrumental	Երուանդաւ (Eruandaw)
locative	Երուանդ (Eruand)

Derived terms

• Երուանդունի (Eruanduni)

Related terms

• Երուազ (Eruaz)

Descendants

• Armenian: Երվանդ (Ervand)

References

1. 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 7
2. Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 39
3. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Երուանդ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press