նաւազ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Parthian [Manichaean needed] (nʾwʾz /nāwāz/, “skipper”), from Iranian *nau- (“ship”) + *az- (“to drive, to lead”); the first is cognate with նաւ (naw), the second with ածեմ (acem). Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬀𐬎𐬎𐬁𐬰𐬀 (nauuāza-, “skipper”) and Sanskrit नावाज (nāvājá-, “skipper, boatman”).
Noun
նաւազ • (nawaz)
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նաւազ (nawaz) | նաւազք (nawazkʻ) | |
| genitive | նաւազի (nawazi) | նաւազաց (nawazacʻ) | |
| dative | նաւազի (nawazi) | նաւազաց (nawazacʻ) | |
| accusative | նաւազ (nawaz) | նաւազս (nawazs) | |
| ablative | նաւազէ (nawazē) | նաւազաց (nawazacʻ) | |
| instrumental | նաւազաւ (nawazaw) | նաւազաւք = նաւազօք (nawazawkʻ = nawazōkʻ) | |
| locative | նաւազի (nawazi) | նաւազս (nawazs) | |
| erroneous plural nominative նաւազունք (nawazunkʻ) and plural genitive/dative նաւազանց (nawazancʻ) are also attested, as if the word was derived from ազն (azn) | |||
Descendants
- Armenian: նավազ (navaz)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նաւազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նաւազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նաւազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Perixanjan, A. G. (1993) Материалы к этимологическому словарю древнеармянского языка. Часть I [Materials for the Etymological Dictionary of the Old Armenian Language. Part 1][1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 57
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 500