անձնագիր
anjnagir/ɑnd͡znɑˈɡiɾ/
The English word passport is անձնագիր (anjnagir) in Armenian. Wiktionary also lists պասպորտ (pasport).
Meaning: official document for foreign travel (noun)
Ways to say it
| Armenian | Romanization (Wiktionary) | IPA |
|---|---|---|
| անձնագիր | anjnagir | /ɑnd͡znɑˈɡiɾ/ (Eastern Armenian) /ɑnt͡snɑˈkiɾ/ (Western Armenian) |
| պասպորտ | pasport |
The term refers to an official document used for foreign travel.
What does it mean word for word?
The word անձնագիր is a compound formed from անձ, meaning person or identity and գիր, meaning writing or document.
Which one should you use?
անձնագիր is the standard, formal Armenian term for a passport, while պասպորտ is a loanword from the Russian or international term used more colloquially or in certain administrative contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is anjnagir. The pronunciation is /ɑndznɑˈɡiɾ/. To say it, use the following sounds: /ɑ/ as in l[a]va, /n/ as in [n]est, /dz/ as in lea[ds], /ɡ/ as in [g]ood and a short /i/ as in s[ea]t.
Did you know?
- While անձնագիր is used for travel, the word անձ meaning 'person' is also the root for the Armenian word for 'soul' in certain poetic and spiritual contexts.
- The Armenian անձնագիր is structured differently than the English 'passport', which comes from the French 'passeport' meaning 'pass port' or 'permit to pass through a port'.
- In the Armenian Diaspora, the choice between անձնագիր and պասպորտ can vary depending on whether the speaker grew up in a community influenced by Russian or Western cultures.
Examples in context
- Անձնագիրս իմ մոտ է։I have my passport.This sentence is useful for stating that you have your անձնագիր.Tatoeba #13394742 by Proxima5, translation #35271 by CK
- Որտե՞ղ եք դրել անձնագիրս։Where did you put my passport?This sentence is useful for asking where someone put their անձնագիր.Tatoeba #13461005 by Proxima5, translation #3738758 by CK
- Ձեր անձնագիրը, խնդրում եմ։Your passport, please.This sentence is useful for requesting someone's անձնագիր.Tatoeba #13382290 by Proxima5, translation #2854383 by APagano
- 15 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
At the airport check-in counter.
- Մարիամ MariamԽնդրում եմ ցույց տվեք ձեր անձնագիրը։Khndrum yem tsuyts tv ek dzer andznagirə.Please show me your passport.
- Լևոն LevonԱհա իմ անձնագիրը։Aha im andznagirə.Here is my passport.
- Մարիամ MariamՇատ լավ, Լևոն ջան։Shat lav, Levon jan.Very good, dear Levon.
- Լևոն LevonՇնորհակալություն, Մարիամ։Shnorhakalutyun, Mariam.Thank you, Mariam.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “passport” translations and entries անձնագիր, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
