բժիշկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բժիշկ (bžišk).

Pronunciation

Noun

բժիշկ (bžišk)

  1. doctor, physician

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian; compare Parthian 𐫁𐫉𐫏𐫢𐫐 (bzyšk /⁠bizešk⁠/), Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (bcšk'), 𐫁𐫉𐫏𐫢𐫐 (bzyšk /⁠bizešk⁠/, doctor, physician) (whence Persian پزشک (pezešk)).[1][2]

Noun

բժիշկ (bžišk)

  1. doctor, physician

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: բժիշկ (bžišk)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բժիշկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 448
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (1983) “Iranisches Lehngut im Armenischen”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes (in German), volume 17, page 93

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բժիշկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բժիշկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy