Շապուհ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Շապուհ (Šapuh).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Շապուհ • (Šapuh)

  1. a male given name, particularly borne by several kings of Persia known in English as Shapur

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • Շապուրհ (Šapurh)

Etymology

The older form is Շապուրհ (Šapurh), from Middle Persian 𐭱𐭧𐭯𐭥𐭧𐭥𐭩 (šḥpʿḥʿy /⁠Šāpuhr, Šābuhr⁠/).

Proper noun

Շապուհ • (Šapuh)

  1. a male given name, Shapuh

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: Շապուհ (Šapuh)

References

  • Anonymous disciples of Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1769) “Շապուհ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui. Baṙaran yatuk anuancʻ [Dictionary of the Armenian Language. Dictionary of Proper Names] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1942–1962) “Շապուհ”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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