Armenian

Pronoun

նրան • ‎(nran)

1. him
2. her (objective form)
3. it (objective form)

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian նրան ‎(nran); see it for more.

Noun

նրան • ‎(nran)

1. dagger
2. dirk

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• նրեան ‎(nrean)

Etymology

From Parthian *niδān, from Proto-Iranian *ni-dāna-, from the prefix *ni- ‎(“down”) + *dā- ‎(“to cut”). See դանակ ‎(danak) for more.

Noun

նրան • ‎(nran)

1. a kind of a dagger or a short sword

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: նրան ‎(nran)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նրան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նրան”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նրան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Perixanjan, Anait (1993) Materialy k etimologičeskomu slovarju drevnearmjanskovo jazyka. Častʹ I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 67