վզան
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian վզան (vzan).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vəˈzɑn]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vəˈzɑn]
- Hyphenation: վը‧զան
Adjective[edit]
վզան • (vzan) (superlative ամենավզան)
- (poetic, rare) holding the neck high
- (figuratively) haughty, stiff-necked
Declension[edit]
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | վզան (vzan) | վզաններ (vzanner) | ||
| dative | վզանի (vzani) | վզանների (vzanneri) | ||
| ablative | վզանից (vzanicʻ) | վզաններից (vzannericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | վզանով (vzanov) | վզաններով (vzannerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | վզանը/վզանն (vzanə/vzann) | վզանները/վզաններն (vzannerə/vzannern) | ||
| dative | վզանին (vzanin) | վզաններին (vzannerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | վզանս (vzans) | վզաններս (vzanners) | ||
| dative | վզանիս (vzanis) | վզաններիս (vzanneris) | ||
| ablative | վզանիցս (vzanicʻs) | վզաններիցս (vzannericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | վզանովս (vzanovs) | վզաններովս (vzannerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | վզանդ (vzand) | վզաններդ (vzannerd) | ||
| dative | վզանիդ (vzanid) | վզաններիդ (vzannerid) | ||
| ablative | վզանիցդ (vzanicʻd) | վզաններիցդ (vzannericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | վզանովդ (vzanovd) | վզաններովդ (vzannerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
References[edit]
- “վզան”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
- Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “վզան”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
As is already suggested by Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui, composed of վիզ (viz, “neck”) + -ան (-an). Accepted by J̌ahukyan. For the semantics compare the Old Armenian expression վիզ ամբառնալ (viz ambaṙnal, “to become rebellious, proud, insubordinate”), ընդվզիմ (əndvzim), English stiff-necked, Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj). Ačaṙyan unnecessarily rejects this etymology and leaves the origin of the word open.
Adjective[edit]
վզան • (vzan)
Derived terms[edit]
- վզանիմ (vzanim)
- վզանութիւն (vzanutʻiwn)
- վզանումն (vzanumn)
- վզանուտ (vzanut)
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: վզան (vzan)
References[edit]
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վզան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վզան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վզան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “վզան”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 711a