բոզ

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Armenian

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Middle Armenian բոզ (boz), from Old Armenian բոզ (boz).

Noun

[edit]

բոզ • (boz) (vulgar, offensive)

  1. whore, tart, prostitute
    Synonym: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)
  2. bitch, slut
  3. motherfucker, dickhead (strong generic insult)
  4. (slang) army officer (especially as used by the privates)
  5. (slang) policeman, police officer
Declension
[edit]
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բոզ (boz) բոզեր (bozer)
dative բոզի (bozi) բոզերի (bozeri)
ablative բոզից (bozicʻ) բոզերից (bozericʻ)
instrumental բոզով (bozov) բոզերով (bozerov)
locative — —
definite forms
nominative բոզը/բոզն (bozə/bozn) բոզերը/բոզերն (bozerə/bozern)
dative բոզին (bozin) բոզերին (bozerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բոզս (bozs) բոզերս (bozers)
dative բոզիս (bozis) բոզերիս (bozeris)
ablative բոզիցս (bozicʻs) բոզերիցս (bozericʻs)
instrumental բոզովս (bozovs) բոզերովս (bozerovs)
locative — —
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բոզդ (bozd) բոզերդ (bozerd)
dative բոզիդ (bozid) բոզերիդ (bozerid)
ablative բոզիցդ (bozicʻd) բոզերիցդ (bozericʻd)
instrumental բոզովդ (bozovd) բոզերովդ (bozerovd)
locative — —
Derived terms
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

From Middle Armenian պօզ (pōz), from Ottoman Turkish بوز (boz).

Adjective

[edit]

բոզ • (boz) (superlative ամենաբոզ) (dialectal)

  1. grey
    Synonyms: գորշ (gorš), մոխրագույն (moxraguyn)
Declension
[edit]
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բոզ (boz) բոզեր (bozer)
dative բոզի (bozi) բոզերի (bozeri)
ablative բոզից (bozicʻ) բոզերից (bozericʻ)
instrumental բոզով (bozov) բոզերով (bozerov)
locative բոզում (bozum) բոզերում (bozerum)
definite forms
nominative բոզը/բոզն (bozə/bozn) բոզերը/բոզերն (bozerə/bozern)
dative բոզին (bozin) բոզերին (bozerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բոզս (bozs) բոզերս (bozers)
dative բոզիս (bozis) բոզերիս (bozeris)
ablative բոզիցս (bozicʻs) բոզերիցս (bozericʻs)
instrumental բոզովս (bozovs) բոզերովս (bozerovs)
locative բոզումս (bozums) բոզերումս (bozerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բոզդ (bozd) բոզերդ (bozerd)
dative բոզիդ (bozid) բոզերիդ (bozerid)
ablative բոզիցդ (bozicʻd) բոզերիցդ (bozericʻd)
instrumental բոզովդ (bozovd) բոզերովդ (bozerovd)
locative բոզումդ (bozumd) բոզերումդ (bozerumd)
Alternative forms
[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 240

Further reading

[edit]
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “պօզ”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages

Middle Armenian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Armenian բոզ (boz).

Noun

[edit]

բոզ • (boz)

  1. whore, prostitute

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]
  • Armenian: բոզ (boz)

Old Armenian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

A Zan borrowing: compare Laz ბოზო (bozo, “girl”) and see it for more. For the sense development “girl” → “whore”, compare French fille (“girl; prostitute”), German Dirne (“girl; prostitute”), Russian девка (devka, “girlie; whore”).

Noun

[edit]

բոզ • (boz)

  1. whore, prostitute, strumpet, streetwalker
    • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 34.31:
      Եւ ասեն․ Իսկ զիա՞րդ զի իբրեւ զբոզ քարշեցին զքոյրն մեր։
      Ew asen; Isk zia?rd zi ibrew zboz kʻaršecʻin zkʻoyrn mer.
      But they said, 'Should he treat our sister as a harlot?'

Declension

[edit]
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative բոզ (boz) բոզք (bozkʻ)
genitive բոզի (bozi) բոզաց (bozacʻ)
dative բոզի (bozi) բոզաց (bozacʻ)
accusative բոզ (boz) բոզս (bozs)
ablative բոզէ (bozē) բոզաց (bozacʻ)
instrumental բոզաւ (bozaw) բոզաւք = բոզօք (bozawkʻ = bozōkʻ)
locative բոզի (bozi) բոզս (bozs)
i-type
singular plural
nominative բոզ (boz) բոզք (bozkʻ)
genitive բոզի (bozi) բոզից (bozicʻ)
dative բոզի (bozi) բոզից (bozicʻ)
accusative բոզ (boz) բոզս (bozs)
ablative բոզէ (bozē) բոզից (bozicʻ)
instrumental բոզիւ (boziw) բոզիւք (boziwkʻ)
locative բոզի (bozi) բոզս (bozs)
post-classical

Synonyms

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բոզ”, 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 459b
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բոզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Gabesḳiria, Šalva (2018) “Šota rustavelis mšobliuri ḳilos saḳitxisatvis „vepxisṭq̇aosnis“ dialekṭizmebis mixedvit [On Shota Rustaveli's native dialect from dialectisms used in "The Knight in the Panther's Skin"]”, in Merab Čuxua, editor, XXXVIII resṗubliḳuri dialekṭologiuri samecniero sesiis masalebi, batumi, 2018 c̣lis 9-10 noemberi‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 20
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բոզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate‎[2], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 56
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=բոզ&oldid=79713695"