կատապան

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian կատապան (katapan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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կատապան (katapan)

  1. (historical) a title of governors in medieval Armenia

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek κατεπάνω (katepánō, title of Byzantine governors), from Vulgar Latin *catapanus, from Late Latin capitaneus. Compare English catapan. See also the Catepanate of Italy.

Noun

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կատապան (katapan)

  1. governor of a province; mayor of a town
  2. (post-Classical) gardener; watcher of a garden

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: կատապան (katapan) (learned)
  • Old Georgian: კატაბანი (ḳaṭabani)
  • Classical Syriac: ܩܛܐܒܢ (qaṭṭā(ʾ)bān)

References

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