դրօշակ

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

դրաւշակ (drawšak)

Etymology

Either formed in Armenian as դրօշ (drōš) +‎ -ակ (-ak) or wholly borrowed from Middle Iranian.

Noun

դրօշակ • (drōšak)

flag, banner, ensign, standard, colour

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	դրօշակ (drōšak)		դրօշակք (drōšakkʿ)
genitive	դրօշակի (drōšaki)		դրօշակաց (drōšakacʿ)
dative	դրօշակի (drōšaki)		դրօշակաց (drōšakacʿ)
accusative	դրօշակ (drōšak)		դրօշակս (drōšaks)
ablative	դրօշակէ (drōšakē)		դրօշակաց (drōšakacʿ)
instrumental	դրօշակաւ (drōšakaw)		դրօշակօք (drōšakōkʿ)
locative	դրօշակի (drōšaki)		դրօշակս (drōšaks)

Descendants

→ Armenian: դրոշակ (drošak) (learned)
→ Old Georgian: დროშაჲ (drošay), დროშაკი (drošaḳi)
- Georgian: დროშა (droša)
  - → Armenian: դրոշա (droša) – Tbilisi
  - → Bats: დროშა (droša)
  - → Ossetian: тырыса (tyrysa), туруса (turusa), турусса (turussa), турса (tursa)
- → Middle Armenian: դրօշայ (drōšay)

References

Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “դրօշակ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “դրօշակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

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