Եսթեր

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian Եսթեր (Estʻer).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Եսթեր • (Estʻer)

  1. (biblical) Esther
  2. an Armenian female given name, Yester

Declension

References

  • Barseġyan, Hovhannes (2006) “Avandakan ew patmakan anjnanunneri hayeren taṙadarjutʻyan masin orošum [A Decision on Armenian Transcription of Traditional and Historic Personal Names]”, in Terminabanakan ew uġġagrakan teġekatu [Terminological and Orthographic Reference Book] (in Armenian), 6th edition, Yerevan: 9-rd hrashalik, →ISBN, page 60

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ (Esthḗr), from Biblical Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר (ʾestēr)

Proper noun

Եսթեր • (Estʻer)

  1. (biblical) Esther

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: Եսթեր (Estʻer) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1944) “Եսթեր”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 24) (in Armenian), volume II, Yerevan: University Press, pages 132–133
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