Bakhmut
English
Alternative forms
- Bachmut
Etymology
Borrowed from Ukrainian Бахму́т (Baxmút). Named after the nearby Bakhmutovka River (aka Bakhmut River), the name of which apparently derives from the word Ukrainian бахма́т (baxmát, “pony; war-horse, pack-horse”) (cf. Russian бахма́т (baxmát) and Polish bachmat), from a Turkic language)[1]. Regarding the word бахмат (baxmat) (and its Russian and Polish cognates), linguists offer the following hypotheses:
- It is considered a borrowing from a Turkic (Crimean Tatar, or rather Nogai) language paχn at, in which it is explained (according to Lokotsch[2] and Miklosich[3], 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).[4] Vasmer considers this highly unlikely.[5]
- Menges derives it from a Turkic form of the name Mähmäd ("Mohammed")[6] (cf. Old East Slavic Бохмитъ (Boxmitŭ, “Магомет/Magomet”).[7]
Presumably related place names: Бахматівці, Bachmatówka, Bachmackie Kolonie, Bahmut.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑxˈmut/, /bɑkˈmut/
Proper noun
Bakhmut
- A city, the administrative centre of Bakhmut Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine.
- 2022 November 22, Lorenzo Tondo, “Ukraine’s security service raids Russian-backed monastery in Kyiv”, in The Guardian:
- Moscow also appeared to be building up forces and increasing its military efforts on the eastern Donbas front around the key town of Bakhmut.
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- A raion, a district of Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. Seat: Bakhmut.
Synonyms
city
- Artemivsk (former name from Ukranian) (1924-2016)
- Artyomovsk (former name from Russian) (1924-1992)
raion
- Bakhmut District
- Bakhmut Raion
- District of Bakhmut
- Raion of Bakhmut
Translations
city
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See also
- Bachmut
- Bahamut
- Bahmut
References
- Rudnyckyj, Ja. B. (1962–1972), “бахмат”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language (in English), volume 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, page 89
- Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, page 11-12
- Miklosich, Fr. (1886) Etymologisches Worterbuch der slavischen Sprachen, Wien: Wien W. Braumüller, archived from [ the original] on, page 414
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- 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
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- 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
- Rudnyckyj, Ja. B. (1962–1972), “бахмат”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language (in English), volume 1 (А – Ґ), Winnipeg: Ukrainian Free Academy of Sciences, page 89
- Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
- Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, page 11-12
- 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: ProgressVasmer, 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