бахмат

бахмат

Russian

Alternative forms

• бахма́тъ (baxmát) – Pre-reform orthography (1918)

Etymology

• It is considered a borrowing from a Turkic (Crimean Tatar, or rather Nogai) language paχn at, in which it is explained (according to Lokotsch[1] and Miklosich[2], for example) as a compound word formed from Persian پهن‎ (pahn, “wide, broad”) (cf. Ottoman Turkish پهن‎ (pehn)) + at (“horse”) of Common Turkic origin (cf. Nogai at, Crimean Tatar at).[3] Vasmer considers this highly unlikely.[4]
• Menges derives it from a Turkic form of the name Mähmäd ("Mohammed")[5] (cf. Old East Slavic Бохмитъ (Boxmitŭ, “Магомет/Magomet”).[6]

Cognates include Ukrainian бахма́т (baxmát) and Polish bachmat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐxˈmat]

Noun

бахма́т • (baxmát) m anim (genitive бахма́та, nominative plural бахма́ты, genitive plural бахма́тов)

1. small, strong horse
2. klepper, pony

Declension

Declension of бахма́т (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	бахма́т baxmát	бахма́ты baxmáty
genitive	бахма́та baxmáta	бахма́тов baxmátov
dative	бахма́ту baxmátu	бахма́там baxmátam
accusative	бахма́т baxmát	бахма́ты baxmáty
instrumental	бахма́том baxmátom	бахма́тами baxmátami
prepositional	бахма́те baxmáte	бахма́тах baxmátax

Related terms

• Бахме́т (Baxmét)
• бахме́тка (baxmétka)

References

1. Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, page 11-12
2. Miklosich, Fr. (1886) Etymologisches Worterbuch der slavischen Sprachen‎, Wien: Wien W. Braumüller, archived from [ the original] on, page 414
3. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
4. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бахмат”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
5. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
6. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бахмат”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

Further reading

• бахмат in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

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Ukrainian

Etymology

• It is considered a borrowing from a Turkic (Crimean Tatar, or rather Nogai) language paχn at, in which it is explained (according to Lokotsch[1] and Miklosich[2], for example) as a compound word formed from Persian پهن‎ (pahn, “wide, broad”) (cf. Ottoman Turkish پهن‎ (pehn)) + at (“horse”) of Common Turkic origin (cf. Nogai at, Crimean Tatar at).[3] Vasmer considers this highly unlikely.[4]
• Menges derives it from a Turkic form of the name Mähmäd ("Mohammed")[5] (cf. Old East Slavic Бохмитъ (Boxmitŭ, “Магомет/Magomet”).[6]

Cognates include Russian бахма́т (baxmát) and Polish bachmat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐxˈmat]

Noun

бахма́т • (baxmát) m animal (genitive [please provide], nominative plural [please provide])

1. war riding horse; palfrey; pack horse

Declension

Declension of бахмат (pl-only indecl)

	singular	plural
nominative	—	—
genitive	—	—
dative	—	—
accusative	—	—
instrumental	—	—
locative	—	—
vocative	—	—

References

1. Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, page 11-12
2. Miklosich, Fr. (1886) Etymologisches Worterbuch der slavischen Sprachen‎, Wien: Wien W. Braumüller, archived from [ the original] on, page 414
3. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
4. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бахмат”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress
5. Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
6. Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “бахмат”, in Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), transl. and suppl. by Oleg Trubachyov, Moscow: Progress

Further reading

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бахмат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “бахмат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)