Գանձակ
Armenian
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Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian Գանձակ (Ganjak). Doublet of Գյանջա (Gyanǰa).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡɑnˈd͡zɑk/, [ɡɑnd͡zɑ́k]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /kɑnˈt͡sɑɡ/, [kʰɑnt͡sʰɑ́ɡ]
Proper noun
[edit]Գանձակ • (Ganjak)
- Former name of Գյանջա (Gyanǰa). Gandzak.
- Gandzak (a village in Armenia)
- (historical) Ganzak (a town in ancient Iran)
Usage notes
[edit]Also used colloquially to refer to modern Ganja, often in order to stress the Armenian heritage of the city.
Declension
[edit]| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Գանձակ (Ganjak) | |||
| dative | Գանձակի (Ganjaki) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակից (Ganjakicʻ) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակով (Ganjakov) | |||
| locative | Գանձակում (Ganjakum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակը/Գանձակն (Ganjakə/Ganjakn) | |||
| dative | Գանձակին (Ganjakin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակս (Ganjaks) | |||
| dative | Գանձակիս (Ganjakis) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակիցս (Ganjakicʻs) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակովս (Ganjakovs) | |||
| locative | Գանձակումս (Ganjakums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակդ (Ganjakd) | |||
| dative | Գանձակիդ (Ganjakid) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակիցդ (Ganjakicʻd) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակովդ (Ganjakovd) | |||
| locative | Գանձակումդ (Ganjakumd) | |||
References
[edit]- 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 48