խազ

See also: Reconstruction:Old Armenian/խազ-

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian խազ (xaz).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /χɑz/, [χɑz]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /χɑz/, [χɑz]

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Noun

խազ • (xaz)

1. line; notch
2. note (in ancient Armenian musical notation system)

   Synonym: ձայնանիշ (jaynaniš)

3. parting line of hair

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	խազ (xaz)	խազեր (xazer)
dative	խազի (xazi)	խազերի (xazeri)
ablative	խազից (xazicʻ)	խազերից (xazericʻ)
instrumental	խազով (xazov)	խազերով (xazerov)
locative	խազում (xazum)	խազերում (xazerum)
	definite forms
nominative	խազը/խազն (xazə/xazn)	խազերը/խազերն (xazerə/xazern)
dative	խազին (xazin)	խազերին (xazerin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	խազս (xazs)	խազերս (xazers)
dative	խազիս (xazis)	խազերիս (xazeris)
ablative	խազիցս (xazicʻs)	խազերիցս (xazericʻs)
instrumental	խազովս (xazovs)	խազերովս (xazerovs)
locative	խազումս (xazums)	խազերումս (xazerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	խազդ (xazd)	խազերդ (xazerd)
dative	խազիդ (xazid)	խազերիդ (xazerid)
ablative	խազիցդ (xazicʻd)	խազերիցդ (xazericʻd)
instrumental	խազովդ (xazovd)	խազերովդ (xazerovd)
locative	խազումդ (xazumd)	խազերումդ (xazerumd)

Descendants

• → Northern Kurdish: xaz, xêz, xez
• → Turkish: haz

Middle Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle Georgian ხაზი (xazi, “line”).

Noun

խազ • (xaz)

1. line, writing mark, line in hand, scratch
2. notch of an arrow
3. (music) khaz, note

Derived terms

• խազած (xazac)
• խազել (xazel)
• խազխազել (xazxazel)
• խազտետր (xaztetr)

 

Descendants

• Armenian: խազ (xaz)
  • → Northern Kurdish: xaz, xêz, xez
  • → Turkish: haz

Further reading

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “խազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 324, argues for an Iranian borrowing, ultimately going back to Proto-Iranian *xad-s-, sigmatic aorist of *xad- (“to beat, inflict a wound”); compare Parthian 𐫟𐫀𐫉- (xʾz- /⁠xāz-⁠/, “to devour”), Sanskrit खिदति (khinati, “to tear; to press down”).
• Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (2000) “խազ”, in Martiros Minassian, editor, Baṙagirkʻ storin hayerēni i matenagrutʻeancʻ ŽA–ŽĒ darucʻ [Dictionary of Middle Armenian Based on the Literature of 11–17th Centuries]‎^[1], edited from the author's unfinished manuscript written 1884–1915, Geneva: Martiros Minassian, pages 271–272