Թիֆլիս

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • Թիֆլիզ (Tʻifliz)

Etymology

Compare Russian Тифли́с (Tiflís), Turkish Tiflis, Persian تفلیس (teflis).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Թիֆլիս • (Tʻiflis)

  1. (historical) Tiflis
  2. (Western Armenian, colloquial) Tbilisi
    Ես Թիֆլիս չեմ եղած։Es Tʻiflis čʻem eġac.I have not been to Tbilisi.

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative Թիֆլիս (Tʻiflis)
dative Թիֆլիսի (Tʻiflisi)
ablative Թիֆլիսից (Tʻiflisicʻ)
instrumental Թիֆլիսով (Tʻiflisov)
locative Թիֆլիսում (Tʻiflisum)
definite forms
nominative Թիֆլիսը / Թիֆլիսն (Tʻiflisə / Tʻiflisn)
dative Թիֆլիսին (Tʻiflisin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative Թիֆլիսս (Tʻifliss)
dative Թիֆլիսիս (Tʻiflisis)
ablative Թիֆլիսիցս (Tʻiflisicʻs)
instrumental Թիֆլիսովս (Tʻiflisovs)
locative Թիֆլիսումս (Tʻiflisums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative Թիֆլիսդ (Tʻiflisd)
dative Թիֆլիսիդ (Tʻiflisid)
ablative Թիֆլիսիցդ (Tʻiflisicʻd)
instrumental Թիֆլիսովդ (Tʻiflisovd)
locative Թիֆլիսումդ (Tʻiflisumd)

Synonyms

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 54