"Վան" meaning in Old Armenian

See Վան in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /⁠Biainili⁠/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely. Etymology templates: {{der|xcl|xur|𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾|t=the Bia Lands|tr=KUR.bi-a-i-na|ts=Biaina}} Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”) Head templates: {{head|xcl|proper noun|cat2=|g=|head=}} Վան • (Van), {{xcl-proper noun}} Վան • (Van) Inflection templates: {{xcl-decl-noun-unc|Վան|11=Վանաւ|13=Վան|3=Վանայ|5=Վանայ|7=Վան|9=Վանայ|note=|type=a-type}} Forms: Van [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], Վան [nominative, singular, uncountable], Վանայ [genitive, singular, uncountable], Վանայ [dative, singular, uncountable], Վան [accusative, singular, uncountable], Վանայ [ablative, singular, uncountable], Վանաւ [instrumental, singular, uncountable], Վան [locative, singular, uncountable]
  1. Van (city) Categories (place): Cities

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Վան"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: Վան (Van)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: Վան (Van)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "xur",
        "3": "𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾",
        "t": "the Bia Lands",
        "tr": "KUR.bi-a-i-na",
        "ts": "Biaina"
      },
      "expansion": "Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /⁠Biainili⁠/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Van",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xcl-noun-ա-unc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-type",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանաւ",
      "roman": "Vanaw",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Վան • (Van)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Վան • (Van)",
      "name": "xcl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Վան",
        "11": "Վանաւ",
        "13": "Վան",
        "3": "Վանայ",
        "5": "Վանայ",
        "7": "Վան",
        "9": "Վանայ",
        "note": "",
        "type": "a-type"
      },
      "name": "xcl-decl-noun-unc"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Armenian",
  "lang_code": "xcl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [
            "Links with redundant wikilinks",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "place",
          "langcode": "xcl",
          "name": "Cities",
          "orig": "xcl:Cities",
          "parents": [
            "Polities",
            "Places",
            "Names",
            "All topics",
            "Proper nouns",
            "Terms by semantic function",
            "Fundamental",
            "Nouns",
            "Lemmas"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Van (city)"
      ],
      "id": "en-Վան-xcl-name-qF86d7UX",
      "links": [
        [
          "Van",
          "Van"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Վան"
}
{
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "hy",
            "2": "Վան"
          },
          "expansion": "Armenian: Վան (Van)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Armenian: Վան (Van)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "xur",
        "3": "𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾",
        "t": "the Bia Lands",
        "tr": "KUR.bi-a-i-na",
        "ts": "Biaina"
      },
      "expansion": "Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Urartian 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒈾 (KUR.bi-a-i-na /⁠Biaina⁠/, “the Bia Lands”), 𒆳𒁉𒀀𒄿𒉌𒇷 (KUR.bi-a-i-ni-li /⁠Biainili⁠/), the self-designation of Urartians. Van, called Tušpa back then, was the capital of Urartu. The derivation from վան (van, “abode, house”) is less likely.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Van",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xcl-noun-ա-unc",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "a-type",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանայ",
      "roman": "Vanay",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վանաւ",
      "roman": "Vanaw",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Վան",
      "roman": "Van",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular",
        "uncountable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "proper noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Վան • (Van)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Վան • (Van)",
      "name": "xcl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Վան",
        "11": "Վանաւ",
        "13": "Վան",
        "3": "Վանայ",
        "5": "Վանայ",
        "7": "Վան",
        "9": "Վանայ",
        "note": "",
        "type": "a-type"
      },
      "name": "xcl-decl-noun-unc"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Armenian",
  "lang_code": "xcl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Armenian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Armenian lemmas",
        "Old Armenian links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Old Armenian proper nouns",
        "Old Armenian terms derived from Urartian",
        "Pages with 2 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "xcl:Cities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Van (city)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Van",
          "Van"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Վան"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Old Armenian dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-01-13 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-01 using wiktextract (4ba5975 and 4ed51a5). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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