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գրաւ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (glwb' /⁠graw⁠/, pledge, security), Classical Persian گرو (giraw, wager, stake, bet; pledge, pawn, deposit, earnest; contract). Georgian გირაო (girao, pledge) is from the same source.

Noun

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գրաւ (graw)

  1. pledge, security
  2. wager, bet

Declension

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i-a-type
singular plural
nominative գրաւ (graw) գրաւք (grawkʻ)
genitive գրաւի (grawi) գրաւաց (grawacʻ)
dative գրաւի (grawi) գրաւաց (grawacʻ)
accusative գրաւ (graw) գրաւս (graws)
ablative գրաւէ (grawē) գրաւաց (grawacʻ)
instrumental գրաւաւ (grawaw) գրաւաւք = գրաւօք (grawawkʻ = grawōkʻ)
locative գրաւի (grawi) գրաւս (graws)
i-type
singular plural
nominative գրաւ (graw) գրաւք (grawkʻ)
genitive գրաւի (grawi) գրաւից (grawicʻ)
dative գրաւի (grawi) գրաւից (grawicʻ)
accusative գրաւ (graw) գրաւս (graws)
ablative գրաւէ (grawē) գրաւից (grawicʻ)
instrumental գրաւիւ (grawiw) գրաւիւք (grawiwkʻ)
locative գրաւի (grawi) գրաւս (graws)

post-classical

u-type
singular plural
nominative գրաւ (graw) գրաւք (grawkʻ)
genitive գրաւու (grawu) գրաւուց (grawucʻ)
dative գրաւու (grawu) գրաւուց (grawucʻ)
accusative գրաւ (graw) գրաւս (graws)
ablative գրաւէ (grawē) գրաւուց (grawucʻ)
instrumental գրաւու (grawu) գրաւուք (grawukʻ)
locative գրաւու (grawu) գրաւս (graws)

post-classical

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: գրավ (grav), գրազ (graz)

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գրաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գրաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 131
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գրաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy