Պասքամ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Պասքամ (Paskʻam).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /pɑsˈkʰɑm/, [pɑskʰɑ́m]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /bɑsˈkɑm/, [bɑskʰɑ́m]

Proper noun

Պասքամ • (Paskʻam)

1. (Armenian mythology) a grandson of Hayk, the father of Տորք (Torkʻ)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Պասքամ (Paskʻam)
dative	Պասքամի (Paskʻami)
ablative	Պասքամից (Paskʻamicʻ)
instrumental	Պասքամով (Paskʻamov)
locative	—
	definite forms
nominative	Պասքամը/Պասքամն (Paskʻamə/Paskʻamn)
dative	Պասքամին (Paskʻamin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Պասքամս (Paskʻams)
dative	Պասքամիս (Paskʻamis)
ablative	Պասքամիցս (Paskʻamicʻs)
instrumental	Պասքամովս (Paskʻamovs)
locative	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Պասքամդ (Paskʻamd)
dative	Պասքամիդ (Paskʻamid)
ablative	Պասքամիցդ (Paskʻamicʻd)
instrumental	Պասքամովդ (Paskʻamovd)
locative	—

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is unknown.

Proper noun

Պասքամ • (Paskʻam)

1. (Armenian mythology) a grandson of Hayk, the father of Տորք (Torkʻ)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Պասքամ (Paskʻam)
genitive	Պասքամայ (Paskʻamay)
dative	Պասքամայ (Paskʻamay)
accusative	Պասքամ (Paskʻam)
ablative	Պասքամայ (Paskʻamay)
instrumental	Պասքամաւ (Paskʻamaw)
locative	Պասքամ (Paskʻam)

Descendants

• → Armenian: Պասքամ (Paskʻam)

See also

• Տորք (Torkʻ)

Further reading

• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1948) “Պասքամ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 26) (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, page 228
• Adoncʻ, Nikoġayos (2006) Erker. hat. A., Patmagitakan usumnasirutʻyunner [Works. Volume I, Historical Studies]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, pages 89–90, comparing to պասկուճ (paskuč)