Armenian

Ar·me·ni·an

A0427600 (är-mē′nē-ən, -mēn′yən)adj. Of or relating to Armenia or its people, language, or culture.n.1. a. A native or inhabitant of Armenia.b. A person of Armenian ancestry.2. The Indo-European language of the Armenians.

Armenian

(ɑːˈmiːnɪən) n1. (Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Armenia or an Armenian-speaking person elsewhere2. (Languages) the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements3. (Christian Churches, other) an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrinesadj4. (Placename) of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, their language, or the Armenian Church5. (Peoples) of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, their language, or the Armenian Church6. (Languages) of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, their language, or the Armenian Church7. (Christian Churches, other) of or relating to Armenia, its inhabitants, their language, or the Armenian Church

Ar•me•ni•an

(ɑrˈmi ni ən, -ˈmin yən)

n. 1. a member of a people native to Armenia, now living in many countries of the world. 2. the Indo-European language of the Armenians. Abbr.: Arm adj. 3. of or pertaining to Armenia, the Armenians, or their language. [1710–20]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Armenian - a native or inhabitant of Armenia Armenia, Hayastan, Republic of Armenia - a landlocked republic in southwestern Asia; formerly an Asian soviet; modern Armenia is but a fragment of ancient Armenia which was one of the world's oldest civilizations; throughout 2500 years the Armenian people have been invaded and oppressed by their neighborsAsian, Asiatic - a native or inhabitant of Asia
	2.	Armenian - the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in AzerbaijanArmenian languageIndo-European language, Indo-Hittite, Indo-European - the family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia
	3.	Armenian - a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is writtenArmenian alphabetalphabet - a character set that includes letters and is used to write a language
Adj.	1.	Armenian - of or pertaining to Armenia or the people or culture of Armenia

Translations

亚美尼亚人亚美尼亚的亚美尼亚语

Armenian

→ 亚美尼亚人zhCN, 亚美尼亚的zhCN, 亚美尼亚语zhCN

Armenian

1. the language of the Armenians: an Indo-European language probably belonging to the Thraco-Phrygian branch, but containing many non-Indo-European elements 2. an adherent of the Armenian Church or its doctrines

Armenian

language of the Armenians living in the Armenian SSR, Azerbaijan SSR, Georgian SSR, and also Turkey, some countries of Western Europe, the Near and Middle East, India, and North and South America. Within the USSR, Armenian is spoken by more than 2.5 million people (1959) and abroad by more than 1 million people. A member of the Indo-European family of languages, Armenian was one of the ancient written languages of this group.

The history of the Armenian literary language is divided into three periods—ancient, middle, and modern. The classical period lasted from the fifth to the 11th centuries. The language of this period is called classical Armenian, and the language of the written records is called Grabar. The language of the middle period (11th to 17th centuries) is called middle Armenian. The modern period (from the 17th century on) is characterized by the formation of the contemporary Armenian language, which has been acquiring the features of the modern Armenian literary language since the end of the 19th century. It is represented by eastern and western variants which are further differentiated by numerous dialects. The inhabitants of the Armenian SSR speak the eastern variant of the Armenian language (called ashkharhabar).

Armenian has six vowel and 30 consonant phonemes. The noun has two numbers; traces of a dual number have been preserved in some dialects. Grammatical gender has disappeared. There is a postpositive definite article. Seven cases and eight types of declensions are distinguished. In modern Armenian, the verb has the categories of voice, aspect, person, number, mood, and tense. The use of analytical constructions in verb forms is widespread. The morphology of Armenian is primarily agglutinative, but with analytic elements. The Armenian alphabet was created by Mesrob Mashtots in A.D. 405–06.

REFERENCES

Garibian, A. S. Kratkii kurs armianskogo iazyka, 3rd ed. Yerevan, 1960.
Kusik’ian, I. K. Ocherki istoricheskogo sintaksisa literaturnogo armianskogo iazyka. Moscow, 1959.
Hübschmann, H. Armenische Grammatik, part I, secs. 1–2. Leipzig, 1895–97.
Meillet. A. Esquisse d’une grammaire comparée de l’arménien classique, 2nd ed. Vienna, 1936.
Aladjariyan, H. Hayotz lezvi batmutiyun, parts 1–2. Yerevan, 1940–51.
Sevag, G. Zhamanagagitz hayereni hamarot batmutiyun. Yerevan, 1948.
Abrahamiyan, A. S. Grabari dzernark. Yerevan, 1958.
Arakeliyan, V. D. Hayereni sharahiyusutiyun, book 1. Yerevan, 1958.

Armenian

Related to Armenian: Armenian Church, Armenian alphabet, Armenian language, Armenian Genocide, Armenian People

noun

Synonyms for Armenian

noun a native or inhabitant of Armenia

Related Words

Armenia
Hayastan
Republic of Armenia
Asian
Asiatic

noun the Indo-European language spoken predominantly in Armenia, but also in Azerbaijan

Synonyms

Armenian language

Related Words

Indo-European language
Indo-Hittite
Indo-European

noun a writing system having an alphabet of 38 letters in which the Armenian language is written

Synonyms

Armenian alphabet

Related Words

alphabet