հաւ

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwis (“bird”).

հաւ • (haw)

1. bird; rooster; hen

   հաւք ― hawkʿ ― poultry

   հաւն գրգռայ ― hawn grgṙay ― the hen clucks

   եւ խօսեցաւ հաւ ― ew xōsecʿaw haw ― and the cock crowed

   ձագ հաւու, վառեկ ― jag hawu, vaṙek ― chicken, poult

   աղբ հաւուց ― ałb hawucʿ ― hen-dung

   վանդակ հաւուց ― vandak hawucʿ ― hen-coop

   դադարք հաւուց ― dadarkʿ hawucʿ ― hen-roost, hen-house

   վաճառական հաւուց ― vačaṙakan hawucʿ ― poulterer

   վաճառանոց հաւուց ― vačaṙanocʿ hawucʿ ― poultry-market

   միս հաւու ― mis hawu ― fowl

   հաւ խորովեալ ― haw xoroveal ― roast fowl

In contrast with the generic term թռչուն (tʿṙčʿun, “bird, any living thing which flies”), հաւ (haw) has a more complex, although smaller, semantic range which primarily includes birds which are useful to men.

• Armenian: հավ (hav), հավք (havkʿ)

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 65–66
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “հաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 71b
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “haw₁”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 398–399
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎ (pdf), Zagreb, page 17
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 395—396

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os (“grandfather”).

հաւ • (haw)

1. grandfather, ancestor

   հաւոյ հայր ― hawoy hayr ― great-grand-father

   հաւոյ հաւ ― hawoy haw ― great-great-grandfather

2. uncle (attested in some colophons)

• Armenian: հավ (hav)
• Cappadocian Greek: ἀβοῦκα (aboûka)

• հան (han)

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 66–67
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “հաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 71b
• Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 387
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “haw₂”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 399–400
• Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian‎ (pdf), Zagreb, page 15
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 395—396

From Proto-Indo-European *p(e)h₂w- (“end, edge”). Cognate with Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “to stop”), παῦσις (paûsis, “pause”). Probably related to ագի (agi).

հաւ • (haw)

1. beginning, rise, origin

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “հաւ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 67ab
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “հաւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 71bc
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 7
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “հաւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 395—396