այբ
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Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian այբ (ayb).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑjb/, [ɑjb]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑjp/, [ɑjpʰ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file) Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Noun
[edit]այբ • (ayb)
- the name of the Armenian letter ա (a)
Usage notes
[edit]Eastern Armenians in Armenia prefer calling this letter simply [ɑ], probably under the influence of Russian, which has no elaborate names for its letters.
Declension
[edit]i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian) | ||||
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singular | plural | |||
nominative | այբ (ayb) | այբեր (ayber) | ||
dative | այբի (aybi) | այբերի (ayberi) | ||
ablative | այբից (aybicʻ) | այբերից (aybericʻ) | ||
instrumental | այբով (aybov) | այբերով (ayberov) | ||
locative | այբում (aybum) | այբերում (ayberum) | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | այբը/այբն (aybə/aybn) | այբերը/այբերն (ayberə/aybern) | ||
dative | այբին (aybin) | այբերին (ayberin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | այբս (aybs) | այբերս (aybers) | ||
dative | այբիս (aybis) | այբերիս (ayberis) | ||
ablative | այբիցս (aybicʻs) | այբերիցս (aybericʻs) | ||
instrumental | այբովս (aybovs) | այբերովս (ayberovs) | ||
locative | այբումս (aybums) | այբերումս (ayberums) | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | այբդ (aybd) | այբերդ (ayberd) | ||
dative | այբիդ (aybid) | այբերիդ (ayberid) | ||
ablative | այբիցդ (aybicʻd) | այբերիցդ (aybericʻd) | ||
instrumental | այբովդ (aybovd) | այբերովդ (ayberovd) | ||
locative | այբումդ (aybumd) | այբերումդ (ayberumd) |
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Developed from *այփ (*aypʻ) under the influence of the succeeding letter բեն (ben), from ալփ (alpʻ), from Ancient Greek ἄλφα (álpha).[1]
Noun
[edit]այբ • (ayb)
- the name of the Armenian letter ա (a)
- (figuratively) beginning
- Antonym: քէ (kʻē)
- 5th century, Bible, Revelation 1.8:
- Ես եմ Այբ եւ ես եմ Քէ […]
- Es em Ayb ew es em Kʻē […]
- I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending […]
- Ես եմ Այբ եւ ես եմ Քէ […]
Declension
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Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: այբ (ayb)
References
[edit]- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “այբ”, 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, pages 164–165
Further reading
[edit]- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “այբ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “այբ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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