Դատոյեան

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian name, related to Old Armenian Դատոյ (Datoy).[1] See there for more.

Proper noun

Դատոյեան • (Datoyean)

  1. Datoyean (the name of the commander of the Sassanian Persian army which invaded Armenia in c. 604/605)
    • 7th century, Sebēos, Patmutʿiwnʿ [History] Chapter 28:
      Եւ էր հրամանատար զաւրուն նորա պարսիկ ոմն իշխան՝ անուն Դատոյեան, հրամանաւ արքունի։
      Ew ēr hramanatar zawrun nora parsik omn išxan, anun Datoyean, hramanaw arkʻuni.
      • 1999 translation by Robert W. Thomson
        The commander of their force was a certain Persian prince named Datoyean, [appointed] by royal command.

Declension
a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Դատոյեան (Datoyean)
genitive Դատոյենայ (Datoyenay)
dative Դատոյենայ (Datoyenay)
accusative Դատոյեան (Datoyean)
ablative Դատոյենայ (Datoyenay)
instrumental Դատոյենաւ (Datoyenaw)
locative Դատոյեան (Datoyean)

References
  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Դատոյ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 19

Further reading
  • Justi, Ferdinand (1895) “Datoyean”, in Iranisches Namenbuch‎ (in German), Marburg: N. G. Elwert’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 82a
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