Ասիա

See also: asia, Asia, Ásia, asía, Asía, and asĩa

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Ասիա (Asia).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ˈɑsiɑ/, [ɑ́sjɑ]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ˈɑsiɑ/, [ɑ́sjɑ]
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Proper noun

Ասիա • (Asia)

  1. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
  2. (historical) Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative Ասիա (Asia)
dative Ասիայի (Asiayi)
ablative Ասիայից (Asiayicʻ)
instrumental Ասիայով (Asiayov)
locative Ասիայում (Asiayum)
definite forms
nominative Ասիան (Asian)
dative Ասիային (Asiayin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative Ասիաս (Asias)
dative Ասիայիս (Asiayis)
ablative Ասիայիցս (Asiayicʻs)
instrumental Ասիայովս (Asiayovs)
locative Ասիայումս (Asiayums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative Ասիադ (Asiad)
dative Ասիայիդ (Asiayid)
ablative Ասիայիցդ (Asiayicʻd)
instrumental Ասիայովդ (Asiayovd)
locative Ասիայումդ (Asiayumd)

References

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 46

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀσία (Asía).

Proper noun

Ասիա • (Asia)

  1. Asia Minor
  2. Asia (the largest continent, located between Europe and the Pacific Ocean)
  3. Asia (an ancient province of the Roman Empire in modern western Turkey, existing between 133 BC (during the Roman Republic) and the 7th century AD)

Declension

a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Ասիա (Asia)
genitive Ասիայ (Asiay)
dative Ասիայ (Asiay)
accusative Ասիա (Asia)
ablative Ասիայ (Asiay)
instrumental Ասիաւ (Asiaw)
locative Ասիա (Asia)
o-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Ասիա (Asia)
genitive Ասիոյ (Asioy)
dative Ասիոյ (Asioy)
accusative Ասիա (Asia)
ablative Ասիոյ (Asioy)
instrumental Ասիով (Asiov)
locative Ասիա (Asia)

Derived terms

  • ասիածին (asiacin)
  • ասիական (asiakan)
  • ասիապետ (asiapet)
  • ասիացի (asiacʻi)

Descendants

  • Armenian: Ասիա (Asia)

References

  • J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “Ասիա”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan. Ašxarhagrakan anuankʻ [Armenian–Italian Dictionary. Appendix of Geographic Names], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 1504b
  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Ասիա”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎[2] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 27ab