Միջագետք

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Միջագետք (Miǰagetkʻ).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Միջագետք • (Miǰagetkʻ)

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular (singulare tantum)
nominative Միջագետք (Miǰagetkʻ)
dative Միջագետքի (Miǰagetkʻi)
ablative Միջագետքից (Miǰagetkʻicʻ)
instrumental Միջագետքով (Miǰagetkʻov)
locative Միջագետքում (Miǰagetkʻum)
definite forms
nominative Միջագետքը / Միջագետքն (Miǰagetkʻə / Miǰagetkʻn)
dative Միջագետքին (Miǰagetkʻin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative Միջագետքս (Miǰagetkʻs)
dative Միջագետքիս (Miǰagetkʻis)
ablative Միջագետքիցս (Miǰagetkʻicʻs)
instrumental Միջագետքովս (Miǰagetkʻovs)
locative Միջագետքումս (Miǰagetkʻums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative Միջագետքդ (Miǰagetkʻd)
dative Միջագետքիդ (Miǰagetkʻid)
ablative Միջագետքիցդ (Miǰagetkʻicʻd)
instrumental Միջագետքովդ (Miǰagetkʻovd)
locative Միջագետքումդ (Miǰagetkʻumd)

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 52

Old Armenian

Etymology

From մէջ (mēǰ) +‎ -ա- (-a-) +‎ գետ (get) +‎ (-kʻ), because Mesopotamia is between Euphrates and Tigris. Calque of Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía).

Proper noun

Միջագետք • (Miǰagetkʻpl

  1. (historical) Mesopotamia (a geographic region in southwest Asia, spanning from the rivers Euphrates and Tigris, located in modern Iraq, eastern Syria, and southeast Turkey; the site of one of the most ancient civilizations in the history of man)
  2. (historical) Mesopotamia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 116 to 117 AD and again from 198 to 637 AD)

Declension

a-type
plural (plurale tantum)
nominative Միջագետք (Miǰagetkʻ)
genitive Միջագետաց (Miǰagetacʻ)
dative Միջագետաց (Miǰagetacʻ)
accusative Միջագետս (Miǰagets)
ablative Միջագետաց (Miǰagetacʻ)
instrumental Միջագետաւք = Միջագետօք (Miǰagetawkʻ = Miǰagetōkʻ)
locative Միջագետս (Miǰagets)

Derived terms

  • միջագետացի (miǰagetacʻi)
  • միջագետեայ (miǰageteay)
  • միջագետեցի (miǰagetecʻi)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “Միջագետք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn. Ašxarhagrakan Ew Patmakan Anuankʻ [New Dictionary Armenian–English. Appendix of Geographic and Historical Names], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “Միջագետք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy