Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed from an unattested Iranian word prefixed with *ham- and containing a reflex of Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to speak, say”). The formation parallels Sanskrit सभा (sabhā, “assembly, meeting”).
Noun
համբաւ • (hambaw)
- reputation, name, fame
- rumour; report; tidings
Declension
o-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւք (hambawkʻ)
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| genitive
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համբաւոյ (hambawoy)
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համբաւոց (hambawocʻ)
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| dative
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համբաւոյ (hambawoy)
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համբաւոց (hambawocʻ)
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| accusative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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| ablative
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համբաւոյ (hambawoy)
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համբաւոց (hambawocʻ)
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| instrumental
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համբաւով (hambawov)
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համբաւովք (hambawovkʻ)
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| locative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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u-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւք (hambawkʻ)
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| genitive
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համբաւու (hambawu)
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համբաւուց (hambawucʻ)
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| dative
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համբաւու (hambawu)
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համբաւուց (hambawucʻ)
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| accusative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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| ablative
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համբաւէ (hambawē)
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համբաւուց (hambawucʻ)
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| instrumental
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համբաւու (hambawu)
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համբաւուք (hambawukʻ)
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| locative
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համբաւու (hambawu)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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i-a-type
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւք (hambawkʻ)
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| genitive
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համբաւի (hambawi)
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համբաւաց (hambawacʻ)
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| dative
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համբաւի (hambawi)
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համբաւաց (hambawacʻ)
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| accusative
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համբաւ (hambaw)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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| ablative
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համբաւէ (hambawē)
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համբաւաց (hambawacʻ)
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| instrumental
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համբաւաւ (hambawaw)
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համբաւաւք = համբաւօք (hambawawkʻ = hambawōkʻ)
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| locative
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համբաւի (hambawi)
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համբաւս (hambaws)
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Derived terms
- ամենահամբաւ (amenahambaw)
- անհամբաւեալ (anhambaweal)
- բազմահամբաւ (bazmahambaw)
- բարեհամբաւ (barehambaw)
- բարեհամբաւագոյն (barehambawagoyn)
- բարեհամբաւեմ (barehambawem)
- բարեհամբաւութիւն (barehambawutʻiwn)
- համբաւաբեր (hambawaber)
- համբաւական (hambawakan)
- համբաւակոծ (hambawakoc)
- համբաւահան (hambawahan)
- համբաւատենչ (hambawatenčʻ)
- համբաւաւոր (hambawawor)
- համբաւեմ (hambawem)
- չարահամբաւ (čʻarahambaw)
- չարահամբաւեմ (čʻarahambawem)
- չարհամբաւ (čʻarhambaw)
- ստահամբաւ (stahambaw)
- վերհամբաւեմ (verhambawem)
- տիեզերահամբաւ (tiezerahambaw)
Descendants
- Armenian: համբավ (hambav)
- → Aghwan: 𐕆𐔰𐕌𐔱𐔰𐕡 (hambaw) (or directly from Iranian)
- → Old Georgian: ჰამბავი (hambavi) (or directly from Iranian)
- Georgian: ამბავი (ambavi)
- → Bats: ამბუჲ (ambuy)
- → Laz: ამბარი (ambari), ამბაი (ambai), ამბაჲი (ambayi) — alternative spellings
- → Mingrelian: ამბე (ambe)
- → Svan: ამბა̈უ (ambäu), ამბა̈ (ambä)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “համբաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 24ab
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “համբաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 295a
- Gippert, Jost (2017) “Armeno-Albanica II: Exchanging doves”, in Bjarne Simmelkjær Sandgaard Hansen et al., editors, Usque ad radices: Indo-European studies in honour of Birgit Anette Olsen (Copenhagen Studies in Indo-European; 8)[1], Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, page 180
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “համբաւ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 442
- Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 889
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “համբաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy