Արհմն

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Արհմն (Arhmn).

Proper noun

Արհմն • (Arhmn)

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Ahriman
    Synonym: Ահրիման (Ahriman)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative Արհմն (Arhmn)
dative Արհմնի (Arhmni)
ablative Արհմնից (Arhmnicʻ)
instrumental Արհմնով (Arhmnov)
locative
definite forms
nominative Արհմնը / Արհմնն (Arhmnə / Arhmnn)
dative Արհմնին (Arhmnin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative Արհմնս (Arhmns)
dative Արհմնիս (Arhmnis)
ablative Արհմնիցս (Arhmnicʻs)
instrumental Արհմնովս (Arhmnovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative Արհմնդ (Arhmnd)
dative Արհմնիդ (Arhmnid)
ablative Արհմնիցդ (Arhmnicʻd)
instrumental Արհմնովդ (Arhmnovd)
locative

Further reading

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book]‎[1] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 56
  • Արհմն on the Armenian Wikipedia.Wikipedia hy

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian ʾhlmn' (/⁠Ahreman⁠/).

Proper noun

Արհմն • (Arhmn)

  1. (Zoroastrianism) Ahriman

Declension

i-a-type or i-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Արհմն (Arhmn)
genitive Արհմնի (Arhmni)
dative Արհմնի (Arhmni)
accusative Արհմն (Arhmn)
ablative Արհմնէ (Arhmnē)
instrumental ?
locative Արհմնի (Arhmni)

the instrumental singular is not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

i-a-type or i-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Արհմն (Arhmn)
genitive Արհմենի (Arhmeni)
dative Արհմենի (Arhmeni)
accusative Արհմն (Arhmn)
ablative Արհմենէ (Arhmenē)
instrumental ?
locative Արհմենի (Arhmeni)

the instrumental singular is not attested, which does not allow determining whether the word followed an i-type or an i-a-type declension

a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Արհմն (Arhmn)
genitive Արհմնայ (Arhmnay)
dative Արհմնայ (Arhmnay)
accusative Արհմն (Arhmn)
ablative Արհմնայ (Arhmnay)
instrumental Արհմնաւ (Arhmnaw)
locative Արհմն (Arhmn)
a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Արհմն (Arhmn)
genitive Արհմենայ (Arhmenay)
dative Արհմենայ (Arhmenay)
accusative Արհմն (Arhmn)
ablative Արհմենայ (Arhmenay)
instrumental Արհմենաւ (Arhmenaw)
locative Արհմն (Arhmn)