Name of Armenia
Language Armenians Armenia
Armenian հայեր ( hayer ) Հայաստան ( Hayastan ) , Հայք ( Hayk )
Arabic أرمن ( Arman ) أرمينيا ( Armīniyā )
Aramaic ܐܪܡܐܢܥ ( Armānī ) ܐܪܡܝܢܝܐ ( Armīniyā )
Avar Цӏамухъ ( C̣amuq̄ ) ЦIамгIалал ( C̣amghalal )
Azerbaijani Ermənilər Ermənistan
Mandarin Chinese 亞美尼亞人 ( y àměiníyàrén ) 亞美尼亞 ( y àměiníyà )
French arméniens Arménie
Georgian სომხები ( Somkhebi ) სომხეთი ( Somkhet ' i )
Greek Αρμένιοι ( Arménios ) Αρμενία ( Armenía )
Hebrew ארמנים ( Armenim ) ארמניה ( Armeniya )
Kurdish Ermeni Ermenistan
Persian ارمنی ( Armani ) ارمنستان ( Armanestan )
Russian армяне ( armyane ) Армения ( Armeniya )
Turkish Ermeniler Ermenistan
Modern names
The name Armenia enters English via Latin, from Ancient Greek . The Armenian endonym for the Armenian people and country is hayer and hayk, respectively. The exact etymology of the name is unknown, and there are various speculative attempts to connect it to older toponyms or ethnonyms.