Դաւիթ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Ultimately from Hebrew דוד‎ (Davíd). The final -թ (-tʿ) instead of -դ (-d) is unexplained, but compare Georgian დავითი (daviti), also with a t.

Proper noun

Դաւիթ • (Dawitʿ)

  1. David (Biblical figure)
  2. A male given name

Declension
a-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ)
genitive Դաւթայ (Dawtʿay)
dative Դաւթայ (Dawtʿay)
accusative Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ)
ablative Դաւթայ (Dawtʿay)
instrumental Դաւթաւ (Dawtʿaw)
locative Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ)
i-type
singular (uncountable)
nominative Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ)
genitive Դաւթի (Dawtʿi)
dative Դաւթի (Dawtʿi)
accusative Դաւիթ (Dawitʿ)
ablative Դաւթէ (Dawtʿē)
instrumental Դաւթիւ (Dawtʿiw)
locative Դաւթի (Dawtʿi)

Derived terms
  • Դավթուկ (Davtʿuk)
  • Դավթակ (Davtʿak)

Descendants

References
  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1942–1962), “Դաւիթ”, in Hayocʿ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Personal Names] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
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