Փարաւոն

Փարաւոն

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• Փարաւովն (Pʿarawovn) – traditional orthography spelling

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Φαραών (Pharaṓn), Φαραώ (Pharaṓ).

Proper noun

Փարաւոն • (Pʿarawon)

1. pharaoh
   • 10/11th century?, Joseph and Aseneth 1.1:[1][2]

     առաքեաց Փարաւոն զՅովսէփ շրջել ընդ ամենայն երկիրն Եգիպտացւոց

     aṙakʿeacʿ Pʿarawon zYovsēpʿ šrǰel ənd amenayn erkirn Egiptacʿwocʿ

     • Translation by J. Issaverdens

       Pharaoh sent Joseph to make a tour throughout all the land of the Egyptians

Declension

i-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Փարաւոն (Pʿarawon)
genitive	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)
dative	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)
accusative	Փարաւոն (Pʿarawon)
ablative	Փարաւոնէ (Pʿarawonē)
instrumental	Փարաւոնիւ (Pʿarawoniw)
locative	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)

i-a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Փարաւոն (Pʿarawon)
genitive	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)
dative	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)
accusative	Փարաւոն (Pʿarawon)
ablative	Փարաւոնէ (Pʿarawonē)
instrumental	Փարաւոնաւ (Pʿarawonaw)
locative	Փարաւոնի (Pʿarawoni)

Descendants

• Armenian: փարավոն (pʿaravon)

References

1. Burchard, Christoph (2019), “A minor edition of the Armenian version of Joseph and Aseneth”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 53
2. Issaverdens, James (1901) The uncanonical writings of the Old Testament found in the Armenian mss. of the library of St. Lazarus, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 97