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  Armenian language - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Armenian is an Indo-European language spoken in the Caucasus mountains (particularly in the Armenian Republic) and also used by the Armenian Diaspora.
Armenian was historically split in to two vaguely-defined primary dialects: Eastern Armenian, the form spoken in modern-day Armenia, and Western Armenian, the form spoken by Armenians in Anatolia.
Armenian is rich in combinations of consonants, especially in affricative sounds such as j, ch, and ts.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Armenian_language   (941 words)

  
 Grabar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It was first written down at the beginning of the 5th century, and all Armenian literature from then through the 18th century is in the Grabar Armenian language.
Classical Armenian continues to be the liturgical language of the Armenian Apostolic Church and is therefore often learned by Biblical, Intertestamental, and Patristic scholars dedicated to textual studies.
Classical Armenian is also important for the reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European language, since it preserves many archaic features.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Grabar   (160 words)

  
 Armenian language
Nowadays it is spoken by the Armenian people in Turkey and the Republic of Armenia, and in Armenian settlements elsewhere in the Middle East, Europe and the United States.
Armenian is known to have replaced the earlier languages of the historical Armenian region by at least the 7th century B.C., and it may have been influenced by the languages it replaced.
In Western Armenian, some of the distinctions between the relatively soft d and the middle t have disappeared, for instance, whereas in Eastern Armenian the sounds are distinct.
indoeuro.bizland.com /tree/balk/armenian.html   (478 words)

  
 St Nersess - Welcome to St Nersesss Website : classical armenian
The Armenian classical language, known as grabar or "literary," was highly developed by the time it came to be written at the dawn of the fifth century.
Command of the language is therefore a must for the study of the Armenian literary heritage, and for its renaissance from ancient manuscripts.
Classical Armenian continues to be the liturgical language of the Armenian Church; it is the ecclesial language par excellence.
www.stnersess.edu /schoolFacultyInfo/courses/courses-ca.php   (348 words)

  
 Armenian Summer Language Institute -- The Program
Classical Armenian is a dead language and is of interest primarily to scholars of medieval Armenian, Christian and linguistic studies.
Eastern Armenian is the state language of the Republic of Armenia and is spoken primarily in Armenia, Iran and by the Armenians from these two countries residing in the west.
Western Armenian is the language spoken by the Western Armenians from the Ottoman Empire (survivors and of the genocide and their descendants); it is the one spoken by older emigrants to this country, in the Middle East, France and elsewhere in the world.
www.umich.edu /~iinet/asp/summer/program.htm   (383 words)

  
 Classical Armenian Online
Armenian is the official language of what in recent memory was the smallest republic of the former Soviet Union, now the southernmost republic of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
A common view is that the Armenians were of Indo-European stock and entered the region either along with the Phrygians from the Balkan region or with the Mitanni from the area of the Aral Sea.
The Armenian language seems to have undergone several changes between the time of arrival into the transcaucasian region and the invention of the alphabet in the fifth century A.D., but unfortunately documentary evidence for the language during this period is lacking.
www.utexas.edu /cola/depts/lrc/eieol/armol-0-X.html   (1459 words)

  
 HyeEtch - The Armenians - Language & Alphabet p2
Armenian literature began to develop with the creation of the Armenian alphabet in 405-406 A.D. and the subsequent translation of the Bible into Armenian.
Armenian children were being educated in the universities of Europe.
Abovian was the first author to abandon the classical Armenian and adopt the modern for his works, thus ensuring their diffusion.
www.hyeetch.nareg.com.au /armenians/language_p1.html   (1061 words)

  
 Eddie Arnavoudian / Classical Literature
The level of initial Armenian resistance and subsequent revolts, in 747-750 and 774-775, determined an effort 'to remove from the scene all the most powerful Armenian noble families and their armed forces.' (p 31) This ambition was reinforced by fears that the Armenian nobility would also 'act as agents for Greek armies' (p38).
Without the Armenian alphabet that was developed by Mesrop Mashtots in the opening decade of the 5th century it is highly unlikely that Armenians would have survived with their distinct cultural tradition and national identity.
The Armenian Church needed 'its own voice' with which 'to preach profitably to men and women and to the population as a whole.' (p31) A unique national, Armenian, alphabet was required that 'communicated with precision and completeness the entire phonetic range of the Armenian language' (p33).
www.narek.com /EddieArnavoudian/Classical_Literature.htm   (17206 words)

  
 Classical Armenian Online
There is a severe lack of grammars for Classical Armenian written in English.
Robert Godel, An Introduction to the Study of Classical Armenian.
A brief survey of the linguistic heredity and phonological and morphological structure of Armenian.
www.utexas.edu /cola/depts/lrc/eieol/armol-E.html   (336 words)

  
 Armenian Classical Literature from the Vth to the XVIIIth Centuries: Digital Library - Internet and Society - Azdarar   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The two most important historical developments that have technologically impacted the growth of Armenian culture and literature are the creation of the Armenian alphabet by Mesrob Mashtots in the year 405 AD, and the use of printing in Armenia, for the first time, by Hagob Meghapart and Voskan Yerevantsi.
Armenian printed materials are the oldest in the former Soviet Union and Armenian books are second in number after Russian books.
Digitized computer systems are an important resource for the preservation of classical literature, as well as for the development and exchange of written material for future generations.
www.armenia.ru /azdarar/eng/is.htm   (794 words)

  
 NNP - Linking - R1
For years later, the job, which consisted of casting Armenian letter types, producing wooden carvings for the illustrations, etc. was completed, and the first Bible in the Armenian language was printed in Amsterdam in 1662.
One such early piece was the epic poem "David of Sassoun," celebrating the efforts of the Armenian bravemen who fought against Arab domination and for the freedom of the Armenian people.
As Armenian history of the 1920's and of the Genocide came to be more openly discussed, writers like Paruir Sevak, Gevork Emin and Hovhaness Shiraz began a new era of literature.
www.3noor.org /act2r/act2r-langa.html   (1019 words)

  
 Selected Literatures and Authors Pages - Armenian Literature
The Embassy of the Republic of Armenia, Washington, D.C. The Armenian Language.
The Armenian Monastery and Academy of San Lazzaro in the Venetian Lagoon.
The Turkish poet and the Armenian - Nazim Hikmet and Missak Medzarents.
learning.lib.vt.edu /slav/lit_authors_armenian.html   (1550 words)

  
 David of Sasun, Dayeakut'iwn, Childrearing, Armenian Cultural Anthropology
Of the classical Armenian sources, Agat'angeghos and P'awstos Buzand (both of whom described the fourth century) contain one reference each, which might be interpreted as representing younger women as sans (foster-children) of women dayeaks.
Although fifth century Armenian authors use the term dayeak to mean "wet-nurse," the picture they present of the institution of dayeakut'iwn includes only men: the "adopting" lord is called the dayeak and his ward is a boy from another noble clan.
The classical Armenian sources, on the other hand, leave no doubt that the protection of a clan's physical existence was of supreme importance in the establishment of dayeak relations.
rbedrosian.com /day6.htm   (2085 words)

  
 AIEA - ASSOCIATION DES ETUDES ARMENIENNES
Armenian studies in Salzburg have just begun, but there are official efforts to concentrate Armenian Studies at the University of Salzburg, either as a research centre or to promote Armenian Studies at the university of Salzburg as a specialized study program in Austria.
Armenian Studies are an obligatory part for the curriculum of the "Certificate of specialisation "Oriens christianus"".
Armenian Studies are a regular field of studies at the Faculty of Letters of the University of Geneva.
aiea.fltr.ucl.ac.be /centres/pays.htm   (4513 words)

  
 Armenian language - Enpsychlopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
From the modern languages Greek seems to be the most closely related to Armenian.
The written language of that time, called classical Armenian or Grabar, remained the Armenian literary language, with various changes, until the 19th century.
Grammatically, early forms of Armenian had much in common with classical Greek, Arabic and Latin, but the modern language, like modern Greek, has undergone many transformations.
www.grohol.com /wiki/Armenian_language   (596 words)

  
 ARMENIAN CLASSICAL LITERATURE FROM Vth TO THE XVIIIth CENTURIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Digital Library of Armenian Classical Literature will be helpful for wide-ranging communication and the enrichment of human civilization and Armenian culture.
The Digital Library of Armenian Classical Literature will serve as a modern instrument for the research of Armenian bibliographical heritage and for the further preservation of its viability.
We are proud to present the first CD-ROM of “Classical Armenian Literature from 5th to the 18th centuries” with approximately 100 works of most popular authors.
www.armeniaforeignministry.com /ITConference/Timeless_Literature.html   (1020 words)

  
 Armenian Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Armenian Studies forms part of the Department of Indian, Iranian and Armenian Studies of the University.
The Department has a warm relationship with the Armenian Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which has a major library of printed books, one of the best collections of Armenian newspapers (particularly from Constantinople before WWI), and the second largest collection of Armenian manuscripts in the world.
In addition, the courses in Armenian Studies are conducted in both Hebrew and English depending on the student body.
www.umd.umich.edu /dept/armenian/links/jerusale.html   (473 words)

  
 UM-Dearborn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
If ashkharhabar, you need to choose between Western Armenian (the language of the Armenian diaspora, excluding Iran), or Eastern Armenian (the language of the Armenians of the Republic of Armenia, as well as those of Karabakh and Iran).
Armenian Made Easy There are three volumes total, with a second edition published by the AGBU in 1975-76, and apparently reprinted by Zareh Melkonian himself in 1979.
1) National Association for Armenian Studies and Research (NAASR), 395 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA 02178 (617-489-1610) is the largest Armenian bookseller in the U.S. Hamo Vassilian's Armenian Reference Books, P.O. Box 231, Glendale, CA 91209 (818-504-2550) is one of several California-based booksellers.
www.umd.umich.edu /dept/armenian/hayeren.html   (590 words)

  
 UCLA | Armenian Studies | Courses
To enter the minor, students must have an overall minimum grade point average of 2.0 and have completed Armenian 101A-101B-101C or the equivalent as determined by the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures (NELC).
Ordinarily, courses listed as "Related Courses" under Armenian in the NELC section of the UCLA General Catalog may be applied.
All courses for the minor must be taken for a letter grade, with an overall minimum grade point average of 2.0.
www.sscnet.ucla.edu /history/centers/armenian/courses.html   (244 words)

  
 Outsight- Armenian Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Classically trained and rooted in tradition, Barsamian is both master technician and incarnater of these frisky and fun melodies.
Based on the tale of an Armenian girl, the Fifth Movement shows strong Armenian inspiration as The Dance of an Old Man and Carpet Weavers is upheld by the Armenian doira drum.
This recording is a collage of native Armenian music that introduces the listener to the length and breadth of the folk song and dance spectrum.
www.furious.com /perfect/armenia.html   (3086 words)

  
 Hebrew University Armenian Studies Program, Annual Report 1999-98
By this means the University granted recognition to the significant role of the Armenians in Israel's complex society and in the Holy Land.
Armenian Studies forms part of the Department of Indian, Iranian and Armenian Studies in the University's Institute of Asian and African Studies.
Stone, "Apocryphal Elements in Armenian Manuscript Illuminations," Proceedings of AIEA Workshop on the Armenian Apocryphal Literature, Geneva, September 1997.
micro5.mscc.huji.ac.il /~armenia/ArmenianReport98.html   (1791 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Armenian literature (Asian Literature) - Encyclopedia
The Armenian Church fostered literature, and the principal early works are religious or hagiographical, most of them translations.
After the decline of Armenian cultural centers in the 14th cent., the literature of Armenians abroad was heavily influenced by their host countries.
Their headquarters are now in Venice, and they are the principal Armenian publishers.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/A/ArmenLit.html   (496 words)

  
 Armenian Summer Language Institute -- The Courses
This course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of Classical Armenian.
Emphasis will be placed on the grammar of Classical Armenian and reading of classical and medieval Armenian texts of historical, literary, religious, and philospohical nature.
This course is designed for beginners with no previous knowledge of Eastern Armenian (the state language of Armenia.) Reading, writing, and speaking will be equally emphasized.
www.umich.edu /~iinet/asp/summer/courses.htm   (260 words)

  
 St Nersess - Welcome to St Nersesss Website : dr abraham terian
Dr. Abraham Terian is Professor of Armenian Patristics and Academic Dean at St. Nersess Armenian Seminary in New Rochelle, New York, and editor of the St. Nersess Theological Review.
Before coming to St. Nersess in 1997, he was Professor of Intertestamental and Early Christian Literatures for twenty years at various universities in the US and abroad, and for four years a recurring Visiting Professor for both Classical Armenian and Hellenistic Judaism at the University of Chicago.
"The Holy Spirit in the Liturgy of the Armenian Church: The Significance of the Hymns of Pentecost," Sion 72 (1998) 247-261.
www.stnersess.edu /schoolFacultyInfo/faculty/aTerian.php   (1380 words)

  
 Armenian language
Today Armenian is the mother tongue of more than 5 million people, of whom over 3 million live in Armenia; 1 million live elsewhere in the republics of the former Soviet Union; and the rest are in the Middle East, the Balkans, and the United States.
The history of the Armenian people is reflected in the sources of the words borrowed by their language.
For example, Armenian has absorbed words from Persian, owing to Parthian domination in the centuries immediately before and after Jesus, from Greek and Syriac as a result of Christian influence, from French during the Crusades, and from Turkish in the course of several centuries of Turkish rule.
www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0804757.html   (486 words)

  
 ARMENIAN - LanguageServer - University of Graz   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Armenian is spoken by approximately six million people.
Iuzbashian, A. The Present Tense of the Indicative Mood in Armenian Literature of the 5th Century.
Schwink, Frederick: On the Lexicalization of Classical Armenian Vowel Epenthesis
languageserver.uni-graz.at /ls/lang?id=5   (642 words)

  
 HyeForum -> Favorite Classical Pieces
There are small but active group of Armenian classical musicians working and performing in Boston area.
Most studied at Longy school of music or continued their studies.Suren used to live in Boston and in general there is a good deal of interest in classical music in Boston.
It is very good that he mentioned the Armenian Genocide (and again surprising, especially since he performed with Azeri musicians).
hyeforum.com /index.php?showtopic=10548&view=getnewpost   (562 words)

  
 Soma Footnotes
It is noteworthy that the classical Armenian mzem "to urinate" also means: "to press, to extract by pressing or squeezing, to squeeze out, to express, to filter, to distill", M. Bedrossian, Nor barhgirk' hay-angliaren, (Venice, 1879; repr.
Abet' is a general Armenian term for tinder, and was found on aging oak, juniper and willow, Gabikian, p.
In addition to the "official" sacred plants, it seems clear from the anecdotal evidence in Alishan, that Armenians were well aware of the numerous ethnobotanicals growing in their midst, and made use of them.
www.rbedrosian.com /somaft.htm   (4082 words)

  
 Armenian Classical Guitar Homepage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The history of the School of Classical Guitar in Armenia is synonymous with the name of Eduard Badalyan, well-known classical guitar performer and composer, founder of the school in Yerevan State Conservatory in 1966.
Thanks to E.Badalyan, the Classical Guitar has become an integral part of Armenian music flowing from the strings of his pupil and followers.
folk and classical music in a new and modern interpretation.
www.guitar.am   (117 words)

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