պառաւ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Middle Iranian *parrāw, from earlier *parnāw. Compare Persian پاراو (pârâv, “old woman”) and Classical Syriac ܦܪܢܘܫܐ (parnūšā, “decrepit old man”), an Iranian loanword.
Noun
պառաւ • (paṙaw)
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | պառաւ (paṙaw) |
| genitive | պառաւու (paṙawu) |
| dative | պառաւու (paṙawu) |
| accusative | պառաւ (paṙaw) |
| ablative | պառաւուէ, պառաւէ (paṙawuē, paṙawē) |
| instrumental | պառաւու (paṙawu) |
| locative | պառաւու (paṙawu) |
singulars follow u-type declension, but o-type singular genitive-dative պառաւոյ (paṙawoy) is also attested
| plural (plurale tantum) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | պառաւունք (paṙawunkʻ) |
| genitive | պառաւանց (paṙawancʻ) |
| dative | պառաւանց (paṙawancʻ) |
| accusative | պառաւունս (paṙawuns) |
| ablative | պառաւանց (paṙawancʻ) |
| instrumental | պառաւամբք (paṙawambkʻ) |
| locative | պառաւունս (paṙawuns) |
plurals follow n-type declension
Derived terms
- պառաւական (paṙawakan)
- պառաւիմ (paṙawim)
- պառաւորդի (paṙawordi)
- պառաւութիւն (paṙawutʻiwn)
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “պառաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “պառաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “պառաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 33