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քահանայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Classical Syriac ܟܗܢܐ (kāhnāʾ, priest).

Noun

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քահանայ (kʻahanay)

  1. priest, clergyman

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: քահանա (kʻahana)
  • Aghwan: 𐕣𐔰𐕆𐔰𐕎𐔰 (kahana)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “քահանայ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “քահանայ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “քահանայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press