-ապատ
See also: ապատ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ապատ (-apat).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈpɑt/, [ɑpɑ́t]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑˈbɑd/, [ɑbɑ́d]
Suffix
-ապատ • (-apat)
- forming city names after the name of its founder
- Synonym: -կերտ (-kert)
Derived terms
- Խանապատ (Xanapat)
- Կորյունապատ (Koryunapat)
- Ղազարապատ (Ġazarapat)
Related terms
- ապատ (apat)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ապատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 229b
Old Armenian
Etymology
Borrowed from Iranian; compare Persian ـآباد (-âbâd).
Suffix
-ապատ • (-apat)
- forming city names after the name of its founder
- Synonym: -կերտ (-kert)
- Վաղարշ (Vałarš, “Vologases”) + -ապատ (-apat) → Վաղարշապատ (Vałaršapat, “Vagharshapat”)
Derived terms
- Ներսեհապատ (Nersehapat)
- Պերոզապատ (Perozapat)
- Վաղարշապատ (Vałaršapat)
Related terms
- ապատ (apat)
Descendants
- Armenian: -ապատ (-apat)
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “ապատ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 229b
- Schmitt, Rüdiger (1987) “Armenia and Iran IV. Iranian influences in Armenian 1. General”, in Ehsan Yarshater, editor, Encyclopædia Iranica[1], volume 2, London and New York: Routledge & Kegan Paul, page 458a of 445–459