խուժ

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Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Armenian խուժ (xuž).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

խուժ (xuž)

  1. (historical) an inhabitant of Khuzestan
  2. thief, bandit
  3. barbarian, savage

Declension[edit]

Adjective[edit]

խուժ (xuž) (superlative ամենախուժ)

  1. barbarous, savage
  2. (figuratively) fierce, raging, very strong

Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Middle Persian hwc (Hūz), the name of the inhabitants of the Iranian province of Khuzestan, who were viewed as savages.

Adjective[edit]

խուժ (xuž)

  1. wild, savage, barbarous

Declension[edit]

Noun[edit]

խուժ (xuž)

  1. barbarian, savage

Declension[edit]

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Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: խուժ (xuž)

Further reading[edit]

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խուժ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “խուժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “խուժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume 2, Yerevan: University Press, pages 414-415