| - | Old Persian ''Armina'' is the first unambiguous application of the name ''Armenia'' as the ethnonym of the Armenians and is first attested in 6th century BC [[w:Behistun inscription|Behistun inscription]] by Achaemenid king [[w:Darius I of Persia|Darius I of Persia]]. [[Armenia]] is composed of words [[Ar]] which means [[brave]] or [[divine]] and [[man]] or [[men]] which means [[man]]. Like most place names in West Asia the Persians borrowed it from Aramaeans, whom the Achaemenids employed in their chancelleries. According to [[w:Diakonoff|Diakonoff]] the word is formed with long {{etyl|arc|peo}} ending ''-ā'' from {{etyl|xur|peo}} *{{term||armini|inhabitant of Arme; Arme-ian (country)|lang=xur}}. Arme/Urme was a country inhabited by Proto-Armenians in the mountains of [[w:Sassoun|Sassoun]]; of the territories inhabited by Proto-Armenians it was the closest to Aramaeans (who lived in [[w:Amida (Roman city)|Amida]]). See also {{term|հայ|tr=hay|lang=xcl}} and {{term|სომეხი|tr=somexi|lang=xcl}}. | + | Old Persian ''Armina'' is the first unambiguous application of the name ''Armenia'' as the ethnonym of the Armenians and is first attested in 6th century BC [[w:Behistun inscription|Behistun inscription]] by Achaemenid king [[w:Darius I of Persia|Darius I of Persia]]. Like most place names in West Asia the Persians borrowed it from Aramaeans, whom the Achaemenids employed in their chancelleries. According to [[w:Diakonoff|Diakonoff]] the word is formed with long {{etyl|arc|peo}} ending ''-ā'' from {{etyl|xur|peo}} *{{term||armini|inhabitant of Arme; Arme-ian (country)|lang=xur}}. Arme/Urme was a country inhabited by Proto-Armenians in the mountains of [[w:Sassoun|Sassoun]]; of the territories inhabited by Proto-Armenians it was the closest to Aramaeans (who lived in [[w:Amida (Roman city)|Amida]]). See also {{term|հայ|tr=hay|lang=xcl}} and {{term|სომეხი|tr=somexi|lang=xcl}}. |
