NameType: type of named entity
| Values: | Com | Geo | Giv | Oth | Pat | Pro | Prs | Sur |
Classification of named entities (token-based, no nesting of entities etc.). The feature applies mainly to the PROPN tag; in multi-word foreign names, adjectives may also have this feature (they preserve the ADJ tag, because they would not otherwise occur in Armenian outside the named entity).
Geo: geographical name
Names of cities, countries, rivers, mountains, etc.
Examples
- Երևան/Erewan “Yerevan”, ՀՀ/HH “RA”, Եվրոպա/Evropa “Europe”, Գերմանիա/Germania “Germany”, Վանա/Vana “of Van”, Սևանա/Sewana “of Sevan”
Prs: name of person
This value is used if it is not known whether it is a given or a family name, but it is known that it is a personal name. This value is also used for pseudonyms, nicknames, pen names, etc.
Examples
- Նար-Դոս/Nar-Dos “Nar-Dos”, Գամառ-Քատիպա/Gamaṙ-Kʼatipa “Gamar-Katipa”, Քաչալ/Kʼačal “Kachal (skinhead)”, Կոմիտաս/Komitas “Komitas”
Giv: given name of person
Given name (not family name). This is usually the first name.
Examples
- Արամ/Aram “Aram”, Անահիտ/Anahit “Anahit”, Հովհաննես/Hovhannes “Hovhannes”
Pat: patronymic in a name of a person
Patronymic (not given name and not family name). This value is also used for foreign (mostly Slavic or Slavic-style) patronymics.
Examples
- Սերոբի/Serobi “Serobi”, Արամիչ/Aramič “Aramich”, Անդրեևնա/Andreewna “Andreyevna”, Սերգեևիչ/Sergeewič “Sergeyevich”
Sur: surname / family name of person
Family name (surname). This is usually the last name.
Examples
- Սարոյան/Saroyan “Saroyan”, Տեր-Պետրոսյան/Ter-Petrosyan “Ter-Petrosyan”, Գրիգորյան/Grigoryan “Grigoryan”
Com: company, organization, institution
Examples
- Սիմենս/Simens “Siemens”, ՄԱԿ/MAK “UN”, ԳԱԱ/GAA “NAS”
Pro: product
Examples
- Երազ/Eraz “Yeraz”, ԿամԱԶ/KamAZ “Kamaz”, Չայկա/Čayka “Chaika”, Մերսեդես/Mersedes “Mercedes”
Oth: other
Names of stadiums, guerrilla bases, events, etc.
Examples
- «Հրազդան»/«Hrazdan» “Hrazdan”, «Դինամո»/«Dinamo» “Dinamo”, «Զվարթնոց»/«Zvartʼnocʼ» “Zvartnots”, Զատիկ/Zatik “Easter”
NameType in other languages: [axm] [cs] [egy] [hy] [ka] [la] [mdf] [myv] [oge] [orv] [pal] [ru] [u] [xmf]