Hebrew

Adjective

אַרְמֶנִי • ‎(arméni) ‎(feminine אַרְמֶנִית, masculine plural אַרְמֶנִים, feminine plural אַרְמֶנִיּוֹת)

1. Armenian: of, from, or pertaining to Armenia.

Usage notes

• The masculine plural indefinite may be either אַרְמֶנִים ‎(arménim) or אַרְמֶנִיִּים ‎(arméniyim), the former being far more common. (The latter is associated with a pronunciation /ar.meˈni/, with final stress, that is not commonly heard in Modern Israeli Hebrew.)

Noun

אַרְמֶנִי • ‎(arméni) m ‎(plural indefinite אַרְמֶנִים, singular construct אַרְמֶנִי־, feminine counterpart אַרְמֶנִית)

1. An Armenian, a male Armenian, an Armenian man or boy.

Usage notes

• See the usage notes for the adjective (above).

Related terms

• אַרְמֶנְיָה ‎(arménya, “Armenia”)

References

• “אַרְמֶנִי” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ ‎(ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), ISBN 965-17-0084-X, supplementary volume (כֶּרֶךְ הַמִּלּוּאִים), ISBN 965-17-0156-0, page 31.