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Գանձակ
Գանձակ
Armenian
Proper noun
Գանձակ • (Ganjak)
- Former name of Գյանջա (Gyanǰa). Gandzak.
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular (singulare tantum) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Գանձակ (Ganjak) | |||
| dative | Գանձակի (Ganjaki) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակից (Ganjakicʿ) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակով (Ganjakov) | |||
| locative | Գանձակում (Ganjakum) | |||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակը/Գանձակն (Ganjakə/Ganjakn) | |||
| dative | Գանձակին (Ganjakin) | |||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակս (Ganjaks) | |||
| dative | Գանձակիս (Ganjakis) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակիցս (Ganjakicʿs) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակովս (Ganjakovs) | |||
| locative | Գանձակումս (Ganjakums) | |||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Գանձակդ (Ganjakd) | |||
| dative | Գանձակիդ (Ganjakid) | |||
| ablative | Գանձակիցդ (Ganjakicʿd) | |||
| instrumental | Գանձակովդ (Ganjakovd) | |||
| locative | Գանձակումդ (Ganjakumd) | |||
Usage notes
Also used colloquially to refer to modern Ganja, often in order to stress the Armenian heritage of the city.
References
- Barsełyan, Hovhannes (2006), “Ašxarhagrakan anunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʿyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Geographic Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew ułłagrakan tełekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, ISBN 99941-56-03-9, page 48