Աբրամ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian Աբրամ (Abram); see it for more.

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

  1. (biblical) Abram
Declension

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

  1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Абрам (Abram, Abram)
Declension

References

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 56

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβραμ (Ábram) or Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܡ (ʾAḇrām), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām, high father).

Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)

  1. Abram (biblical character)
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 12.10:
      Եւ եղեւ սով յերկրին, եւ էջ Աբրամ յԵգիպտոս բնակել անդ պանդխտութեամբ, զի զօրացաւ սով յերկրին։
      Ew ełew sov yerkrin, ew ēǰ Abram yEgiptos bnakel and pandxtutʻeamb, zi zōracʻaw sov yerkrin.
      • Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation
        And there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the land.

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram)
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