# Աբրամ
## Armenian
### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /ɑbˈɾɑm/, [ɑbɾɑ́m]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /ɑpˈɾɑm/, [ɑpʰɾɑ́m]

### Etymology 1

From Old Armenian Աբրամ (Abram); see it for more.

#### Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)
* (biblical) Abram

##### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular (singulare tantum) | singular (singulare tantum) |
| nominative | Աբրամ (Abram) |
| dative | Աբրամի (Abrami) |
| ablative | Աբրամից (Abramicʻ) |
| instrumental | Աբրամով (Abramov) |
| locative | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | Աբրամը/Աբրամն (Abramə/Abramn) |
| dative | Աբրամին (Abramin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | Աբրամս (Abrams) |
| dative | Աբրամիս (Abramis) |
| ablative | Աբրամիցս (Abramicʻs) |
| instrumental | Աբրամովս (Abramovs) |
| locative | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | Աբրամդ (Abramd) |
| dative | Աբրամիդ (Abramid) |
| ablative | Աբրամիցդ (Abramicʻd) |
| instrumental | Աբրամովդ (Abramovd) |
| locative | — |

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)
* A transliteration of the Russian male given name Абрам (Abram, “Abram”)

##### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular (singulare tantum) | singular (singulare tantum) |
| nominative | Աբրամ (Abram) |
| dative | Աբրամի (Abrami) |
| ablative | Աբրամից (Abramicʻ) |
| instrumental | Աբրամով (Abramov) |
| locative | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | Աբրամը/Աբրամն (Abramə/Abramn) |
| dative | Աբրամին (Abramin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | Աբրամս (Abrams) |
| dative | Աբրամիս (Abramis) |
| ablative | Աբրամիցս (Abramicʻs) |
| instrumental | Աբրամովս (Abramovs) |
| locative | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | Աբրամդ (Abramd) |
| dative | Աբրամիդ (Abramid) |
| ablative | Աբրամիցդ (Abramicʻd) |
| instrumental | Աբրամովդ (Abramovd) |
| locative | — |

#### 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 56

## Old Armenian
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ἄβραμ (Ábram) or Classical Syriac ܐܒܪܡ (ʾAḇrām), from Biblical Hebrew אַבְרָם (ʾaḇrām, “high father”).

### Proper noun

Աբրամ • (Abram)
* Abram (biblical character)
** 5th century, Bible, Genesis 12.10:Եւ եղեւ սով յերկրին, եւ էջ Աբրամ յԵգիպտոս բնակել անդ պանդխտութեամբ, զի զօրացաւ սով յերկրին։Ew ełew sov yerkrin, ew ēǰ Abram yEgiptos bnakel and pandxtutʻeamb, zi zōracʻaw sov yerkrin.Translation by Brenton Septuagint TranslationAnd there was a famine in the land, and Abram went down to Egypt to sojourn there, because the famine prevailed in the land.

#### Related terms

* Աբրահամ (Abraham)

#### Descendants

* Armenian: Աբրամ (Abram)