Հրաչեայ
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- Հրաչէ (Hračʿē)
- Հրչէ (Hrčʿē)
Etymology
From հուր (hur) + աչ- (ačʿ-) + -եայ (-eay), literally “fire-eyed”. Invented by Movsēs Xorenacʿi as the name of a legendary Armenian king. Ačaṙyan considers the similarity with the Avestan male given name 𐬟𐬭𐬁𐬗𐬌𐬌𐬀 (frāciia) accidental (see Bartholomae for this name).
Declension
a-type
Descendants
- Armenian: Հրաչյա (Hračʿya)
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Հրաչեայ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press, pages 109—110
- Bartholomae, Christian (1904) Altiranisches Wörterbuch [Old Iranian Dictionary] (in German), Strassburg: K. J. Trübner, column 1012
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