Րաֆֆի
Armenian
Etymology
Originally, the pen name of the 19th century Armenian writer Hakob Melik-Hakobian, which he took from Arabic رَفِيع (rafīʕ, “lofty”), also used as a given name in Arabic and Persian.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɾɑˈfːi]
- (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): [ɾɑˈfi]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɾɑˈfːi]
- (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): [ɾɑˈfi]
Declension
u-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Րաֆֆի (Raffi) | Րաֆֆիներ (Raffiner) | ||
| dative | Րաֆֆու (Raffu) | Րաֆֆիների (Raffineri) | ||
| ablative | Րաֆֆուց (Raffucʿ) | Րաֆֆիներից (Raffinericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | Րաֆֆով, Րաֆֆիով (Raffov, Raffiov) | Րաֆֆիներով (Raffinerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | Րաֆֆին (Raffin) | Րաֆֆիները/Րաֆֆիներն (Raffinerə/Raffinern) | ||
| dative | Րաֆֆուն (Raffun) | Րաֆֆիներին (Raffinerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | Րաֆֆիս (Raffis) | Րաֆֆիներս (Raffiners) | ||
| dative | Րաֆֆուս (Raffus) | Րաֆֆիներիս (Raffineris) | ||
| ablative | Րաֆֆուցս (Raffucʿs) | Րաֆֆիներիցս (Raffinericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | Րաֆֆովս, Րաֆֆիովս (Raffovs, Raffiovs) | Րաֆֆիներովս (Raffinerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | Րաֆֆիդ (Raffid) | Րաֆֆիներդ (Raffinerd) | ||
| dative | Րաֆֆուդ (Raffud) | Րաֆֆիներիդ (Raffinerid) | ||
| ablative | Րաֆֆուցդ (Raffucʿd) | Րաֆֆիներիցդ (Raffinericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | Րաֆֆովդ, Րաֆֆիովդ (Raffovd, Raffiovd) | Րաֆֆիներովդ (Raffinerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
References
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1948), “Ռաֆֆի”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 26) (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: University Press
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