Words for family members and other relatives in Western Armenian (արեւմտահայերէն), an Indo-European language spoken in Lebanon, the USA, Georgia, Armenia, France, Syria, and various other countries.
| Western Armenian | |
|---|---|
| family | ընտանիք (ëntanik’) [əntanik’] |
| parent | ծնող (çnoġ) [dzə’noʁ] |
| parents | ծնողներ (çnoġner) |
| father | հայր (hayr) [hɑɪ̯ɾ] |
| mother | մայր (mayr) [mɑɪ̯ɾ] |
| child | երեխա (erexa) [jɛɾɛ’χɑ] զավակ (zavak) |
| son | որդի (ordi) ուստր (ustr) |
| daughter | դուստր (dustr) [’dustəɾ] աղջիկ (aġǰik) [ɑχ’tʃhik] |
| husband | ամուսին (amusin) [ɑmu’sin] |
| wife | կին (kin) [ɡin/kin] |
| brother | եղբայր (eġbayr) [jɛχ’pɑɪ̯ɾ] |
| sister | քույր (k’uyr) [kʰujɾ] |
| uncle (paternal) | հորեղբայր (horeġbayr) [hoɾɛχ’phɑɪ̯ɾ] |
| uncle (maternal) | քեռի (k’eri) [kʰɛ’ri] մորեղբայր (moreġbayr) |
| aunt (paternal) | հորաքույր (horak’uyr) [hoɾɑ’kʰuɪ̯ɾ] |
| aunt (maternal) | մորաքույր (morak’uyr) [moɾɑ’kʰuɪ̯ɾ] |
| cousin (male) | զարմիկ (zarmik) [zɑɾ’mik] հորեղբոր (horeġbor) |
| cousin (female) | զարմուհի (zarmuhi) [zɑɾmu’hi] որաքրոջ (horak'roǰ) |
| nephew | եղբորորդի (eġborordi) քրոջ որդի (kʻroǰ ordi) զարմիկ (zarnik [zɑɾmˈik] քեռորդի (kʻeṙordi) [khɛroɾˈthi] |
| niece | եղբոր աղջիկ (eġbor aġǰik) քրոջ աղջիկ (k’roǰ aġǰik) |
| grandfather | պապ (pap) [pɑp] պապիկ (papik) [pɑ’pik] հավ (hav) [hɑv] բաբ (bab) |
| grandmother | տատ (tat) [tɑt] տատիկ (tatik) [tɑ’tik] հան (han) |
| grandchild | թոռ (t’oṙ) թոռնիկ (tʻoṙnik) |
| grandson | թոռ (t’oṙ) թովչանք (t’ovč’ank’) |
| granddaughter | թուզ (t’uz) թոռնուհի (oṙnuhi) |
| father-in-law | սկեսրայր (skesrayr) - husband’s father աներ (aner) - wife’s father |
| mother-in-law | սկեսուր (skesowr) - husband’s mother զոքանչ (zok’anš)- wife’s mother |
| brother-in-law | փեսա (p’esa) [pʰɛ’sɑ] - sister’s husband |
| քեռայր (k’eṙayr) [kʰɛ’rɑɪ̯ɾ] - sister’s husband | |
| աներձագ (anerjag) - wife’s brother | |
| աներորդի (anerordi) - wife’s brother | |
| տագր (tagr) - husband’s brother | |
| քենակալ (k’enakal) [kʰɛnɑ’kɑl] - wife’s sister’s husband | |
| բաջանաղ (baǰanaġ) - wife’s sister’s husband | |
| sister-in-law | հարս (hars) [hɑɾs] - brother’s wife |
| տալ (tal) [tɑl] - husband’s sister | |
| քենի (k’eni) [kʰɛ’ni] - wife’s sister | |
| տագերակին (tagerakin) - husband’s brother’s wife | |
| son-in-law | փեսա (p’esa) [pʰɛ’sɑ] |
| daughter-in-law | հարս (hars) [hɑɾs] |
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Source: https://glosbe.com/en/hy/Western%20Armenian
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