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Classical Armenian (Armenian: գրաբար pronounced grabar or in Western Armenian as krapar meaning literary; also Old Armenian or Liturgical Armenian) is the oldest attested form of the Armenian language. It was first written down at the beginning of the 5th century and all Armenian literature from then through the 18th century is in the Grabar Armenian language. Many ancient Greek Persian Hebrew Syriac and Latin manuscripts survive only in their Armenian translation.
