Աթաբեկ

See also: աթաբեկ

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Armenian Աթաբէգ (Atʿabēg), from the title աթաբէկ (atʿabēk), from Ottoman Turkish آتابك (atabek). According to Ačaṙyan, used as a given name by Armenians in the 13–16th centuries. Revived in modern times but quite rare. Notably held by the children's writer Atabek Khnkoyan.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Աթաբեկ (Atʿabek)

  1. a male given name, Atabek, of chiefly historical usage

Declension

Derived terms

  • Աթաբեկյան (Atʿabekyan)
  • Աթաբեգյան (Atʿabegyan)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942), Աթաբէգ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʿyunner; 21) (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 65–66
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