գազ
Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɡɑz/, [ɡɑz]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /kɑz/, [kʰɑz]
Etymology 1
From French gaz. Reinforced by Russian газ (gaz). The sense “gas pedal” is a semantic loan from Russian газ (gaz).
Alternative forms
- կազ (kaz) — Western Armenian
Noun
գազ • (gaz)
- gas (state of matter)
- (informal) natural gas
- (informal) gas pedal, accelerator
- Synonym: արագարար (aragarar)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գազ (gaz) | գազեր (gazer) | ||
| dative | գազի (gazi) | գազերի (gazeri) | ||
| ablative | գազից (gazicʻ) | գազերից (gazericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գազով (gazov) | գազերով (gazerov) | ||
| locative | գազում (gazum) | գազերում (gazerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գազը/գազն (gazə/gazn) | գազերը/գազերն (gazerə/gazern) | ||
| dative | գազին (gazin) | գազերին (gazerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գազս (gazs) | գազերս (gazers) | ||
| dative | գազիս (gazis) | գազերիս (gazeris) | ||
| ablative | գազիցս (gazicʻs) | գազերիցս (gazericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գազովս (gazovs) | գազերովս (gazerovs) | ||
| locative | գազումս (gazums) | գազերումս (gazerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գազդ (gazd) | գազերդ (gazerd) | ||
| dative | գազիդ (gazid) | գազերիդ (gazerid) | ||
| ablative | գազիցդ (gazicʻd) | գազերիցդ (gazericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գազովդ (gazovd) | գազերովդ (gazerovd) | ||
| locative | գազումդ (gazumd) | գազերումդ (gazerumd) | ||
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1951) “կազ”, in Ewropakan pʻoxaṙeal baṙer hayerēni mēǰ [European Loanwords in Armenian] (Azgayin matenadaran; 166) (in Armenian), published from the author's manuscript submitted in 1921, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 99
Etymology 2
From Persian گز (gaz, “cubit, a length of 24 finger-breadths, or six hands”).
Noun
գազ • (gaz)
- (archaic) measure of length equal to 112 cm
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գազ (gaz) | գազեր (gazer) | ||
| dative | գազի (gazi) | գազերի (gazeri) | ||
| ablative | գազից (gazicʻ) | գազերից (gazericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գազով (gazov) | գազերով (gazerov) | ||
| locative | գազում (gazum) | գազերում (gazerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գազը/գազն (gazə/gazn) | գազերը/գազերն (gazerə/gazern) | ||
| dative | գազին (gazin) | գազերին (gazerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գազս (gazs) | գազերս (gazers) | ||
| dative | գազիս (gazis) | գազերիս (gazeris) | ||
| ablative | գազիցս (gazicʻs) | գազերիցս (gazericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գազովս (gazovs) | գազերովս (gazerovs) | ||
| locative | գազումս (gazums) | գազերումս (gazerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գազդ (gazd) | գազերդ (gazerd) | ||
| dative | գազիդ (gazid) | գազերիդ (gazerid) | ||
| ablative | գազիցդ (gazicʻd) | գազերիցդ (gazericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գազովդ (gazovd) | գազերովդ (gazerovd) | ||
| locative | գազումդ (gazumd) | գազերումդ (gazerumd) | ||
Etymology 3
From Old Armenian գազ (gaz).
Noun
գազ • (gaz)
- astragalus (plant)
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | գազ (gaz) | գազեր (gazer) | ||
| dative | գազի (gazi) | գազերի (gazeri) | ||
| ablative | գազից (gazicʻ) | գազերից (gazericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | գազով (gazov) | գազերով (gazerov) | ||
| locative | գազում (gazum) | գազերում (gazerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | գազը/գազն (gazə/gazn) | գազերը/գազերն (gazerə/gazern) | ||
| dative | գազին (gazin) | գազերին (gazerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | գազս (gazs) | գազերս (gazers) | ||
| dative | գազիս (gazis) | գազերիս (gazeris) | ||
| ablative | գազիցս (gazicʻs) | գազերիցս (gazericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | գազովս (gazovs) | գազերովս (gazerovs) | ||
| locative | գազումս (gazums) | գազերումս (gazerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | գազդ (gazd) | գազերդ (gazerd) | ||
| dative | գազիդ (gazid) | գազերիդ (gazerid) | ||
| ablative | գազիցդ (gazicʻd) | գազերիցդ (gazericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | գազովդ (gazovd) | գազերովդ (gazerovd) | ||
| locative | գազումդ (gazumd) | գազերումդ (gazerumd) | ||
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Noun
գազ • (gaz)
- a kind of thorny mountain plant, perhaps tragacanth of the genus Astragalus
- գազի խէժ/խիժ/կռէժ ― gazi xēž/xiž/kṙēž ― pitch, gum of this plant
Declension
i-type
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: գազ (gaz)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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