բազում

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian բազում (bazum).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

բազում (bazum) (superlative ամենաբազում)

  1. many, numerous, multiple
    բազում կրակոցներ լսվեցինbazum krakocʻner lsvecʻinmany shots were heard

Declension

Synonyms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Possibly from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *bʰn̥ǵʰu-, with cognates including Sanskrit बहु (bahu, much), Avestan 𐬠𐬄𐬰𐬀𐬵 (bązah, high, deep), Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, thick), Latvian bìezs (thick). Otherwise, an (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ira" is not valid. See WT:LOL. borrowing.

Adjective

բազում (bazum)

  1. many, several, diverse, much, thick, great, large, full, abundant, copious, numerous, considerable, frequent, very, too much, excessive
    ոչ բազումočʻ bazumbut little, not much
    բազում անգամbazum angamseveral times, often, frequently
    բազում ինչ պետք ենbazum inčʻ petkʻ enit is necessary much trouble, many things
    յետ ոչ բազում աւուրցyet očʻ bazum awurcʻin a few days
    ի բազմաց հետէi bazmacʻ hetēa long time ago
    բազումքbazumkʻmany people
    բազումք ի մարդկանէbazumkʻ i mardkanēthe most part of men
    բազումս, բազում ինչbazums, bazum inčʻmuch, too much
    բազում ինչ գոչել ծովուbazum inčʻ gočʻel covuroaring of the waves
    բազումս չարչարիլbazums čʻarčʻarilto suffer much
    բազում ժամանակսbazum žamanaksfor a long time

Usage notes

Post-classically the word was used for building comparatives and superlatives of adjectives: բազմահարուստ (bazmaharust, very rich), բազմաչար (bazmačʻar, very wicked).

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: բազում (bazum), բազմ- (bazm-)

References

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