գրաբար

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Գրաբար (Grabar) is the classical form of the Armenian language used in ancient and medieval literature, liturgy, and scholarly works.

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գրաբար canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf classical language
liturgical language
stage of the Armenian language
written language
associatedWith Armenian Bible translation
Golden Age of Armenian literature
linked to: Armenian literature
developedFrom Proto-Armenian
hasGrammaticalFeature rich inflectional morphology
seven-case nominal system
synthetic verb forms
influenced Middle Armenian
Modern Eastern Armenian
Modern Western Armenian
linked to: Western Armenian
languageBranch Armenian branch
languageFamily Indo-European languages
lexicalBorrowingFrom Greek
Middle Persian
Parthian
linked to: Parthian language

Syriac
lexicalSource native Armenian vocabulary
nameInEnglish Classical Armenian
Grabar
nativeName գրաբար
preservedIn inscriptions
manuscripts
region Armenia
Armenian communities in the Near East
Cilician Armenia
scriptType alphabet
standardizedBy Mesrop Mashtots
status classical literary standard
liturgical language in modern times
timePeriodOfPrimaryUse 5th century
early modern period
medieval period
usedBy Armenian Church Fathers
linked to: Church Fathers

medieval Armenian historians
usedFor biblical translations
historiography
legal texts
medieval Armenian literature
philosophical works
religious texts
scholarly works
theological works
usedIn Armenian Apostolic Church liturgy
Armenian Catholic Church liturgy
Armenian Evangelical Church liturgy
writingSystem Armenian alphabet

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Grabar nativeName գրաբար