Վան

See also: վան

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Վան (Van).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /vɑn/, [vɑn]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /vɑn/, [vɑn]

Proper noun

Վան • (Van)

1. Van (city)
2. Van (lake)

   Synonym: Վանա լիճ (Vana lič)

3. a male given name, Van, transferred from the place name, of modern, chiefly Armenian diasporan usage

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular (singulare tantum)
nominative	Վան (Van)
dative	Վանի (Vani)
ablative	Վանից (Vanicʻ)
instrumental	Վանով (Vanov)
locative	Վանում (Vanum)
	definite forms
nominative	Վանը / Վանն (Vanə / Vann)
dative	Վանին (Vanin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	Վանս (Vans)
dative	Վանիս (Vanis)
ablative	Վանիցս (Vanicʻs)
instrumental	Վանովս (Vanovs)
locative	Վանումս (Vanums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	Վանդ (Vand)
dative	Վանիդ (Vanid)
ablative	Վանիցդ (Vanicʻd)
instrumental	Վանովդ (Vanovd)
locative	Վանումդ (Vanumd)

there is an alternative dative singular Վանա (Vana), a fossilized remain of Old Armenian a-type declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /⁠Biainili⁠/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.

Proper noun

Վան • (Van)

1. Van (city)

Declension

a-type

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	Վան (Van)
genitive	Վանայ (Vanay)
dative	Վանայ (Vanay)
accusative	Վան (Van)
ablative	Վանայ (Vanay)
instrumental	Վանաւ (Vanaw)
locative	Վան (Van)

Descendants

• Armenian: Վան (Van)

References

• Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Վան”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names]‎^[1] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy