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Armenian (endonym: հայերեն, [a] hayeren, pronounced [hɑjɛˈɾɛn] ⓘ) is an Indo-European language and the sole member of the independent branch of the Armenian language family.
Classical Armenian (Armenian: գրաբար, romanized: grabar, Eastern Armenian pronunciation [ɡəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ], Western Armenian pronunciation [kʰəɾɑˈpʰɑɾ]; meaning "literary [language]"; also Old Armenian or Liturgical Armenian) is the oldest attested form of the Armenian language. It was first written down at the beginning of the ...
According to Armen Petrosyan, hay has been used to mean "husband, chief of family" in several Armenian dialects. [35] Petrosyan suggests that Etiuni, the name of a powerful tribal confederation to the immediate north of Urartu, may reflect a Urartian-language form of *hetiyo or *hatiyo. [36]
The origin of the Proto-Armenian language is subject to scholarly debate. The Armenian hypothesis would postulate the Armenian language as an in situ development of a 3rd millennium BC Proto-Indo-European language, [7] while the Kurgan hypothesis suggests it arrived in the Armenian Highlands either from the Balkans or through the Caucasus.
A multilingual (Armenian-English-Russian) sign at the Geghard monastery. Armenia is located in the Caucasus region of south-eastern Europe. Armenian is the official language in Armenia and is spoken as a first language by the majority of its population.
Western Armenian is an Indo-European language belonging to the Armenic branch of the family, alongside Eastern and Classical Armenian.According to Glottolog, Antioch, Artial, Asia Minor, Bolu, Hamshenic, Kilikien, Mush-Tigranakert, Stanoz, Vanic and Yozgat are the main dialects of Western Armenian.
The Armenian language employs the original Armenian alphabet, which was created in 405 by the scientist and priest Mesrop Mashtots. [4] Its emergence marked a significant turning point in the spiritual development of Armenians. [33] Initially, the alphabet consisted of 36 letters, 7 of which conveyed vowel sounds and 29 of which conveyed ...
Acharian authored several major works on history and historical linguistics. The History of the Armenian Language was published in two volumes in 1940 and 1951. [1] [47] It examines the origin and development of Armenian. [37] He also authored the most comprehensive study on the invention of the Armenian alphabet. [20]