բաբիչ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From *բաբ- (*bab-), reduplication of բա-մ (ba-m, “to speak, tell”), +‎ -իչ (-ičʻ).

Noun[edit]

բաբիչ • (babičʻ)

  1. sorcerer

Usage notes[edit]

The word is found only in medieval glossaries.

References[edit]

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 162
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