բաժ
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian բաժ (baž).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bɑʒ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pʰɑʒ]
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Noun
բաժ • (baž)
- (historical) a kind of indirect tax
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բաժ (baž) | բաժեր (bažer) | ||
| dative | բաժի (baži) | բաժերի (bažeri) | ||
| ablative | բաժից (bažicʿ) | բաժերից (bažericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բաժով (bažov) | բաժերով (bažerov) | ||
| locative | բաժում (bažum) | բաժերում (bažerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բաժը/բաժն (bažə/bažn) | բաժերը/բաժերն (bažerə/bažern) | ||
| dative | բաժին (bažin) | բաժերին (bažerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բաժս (bažs) | բաժերս (bažers) | ||
| dative | բաժիս (bažis) | բաժերիս (bažeris) | ||
| ablative | բաժիցս (bažicʿs) | բաժերիցս (bažericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բաժովս (bažovs) | բաժերովս (bažerovs) | ||
| locative | բաժումս (bažums) | բաժերումս (bažerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բաժդ (bažd) | բաժերդ (bažerd) | ||
| dative | բաժիդ (bažid) | բաժերիդ (bažerid) | ||
| ablative | բաժիցդ (bažicʿd) | բաժերիցդ (bažericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բաժովդ (bažovd) | բաժերովդ (bažerovd) | ||
| locative | բաժումդ (bažumd) | բաժերումդ (bažerumd) | ||
References
- “բաժ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Iranian. Compare Middle Persian bʾc (bāǰ, “tribute, tax”), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 (b-a-ji-m /bāji/, “tribute, toll”); see there for more. Etymologically related to other Iranian borrowings: բաժանեմ (bažanem, “to divide”) and բաժակ (bažak, “cup”).
Noun
բաժ • (baž)
- impost, duty, tax, contribution, levy, custom
- բաժ անցից ― baž ancʿicʿ ― toll
- ransom
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բաժ (baž) | բաժք (bažkʿ) | |
| genitive | բաժի (baži) | բաժից (bažicʿ) | |
| dative | բաժի (baži) | բաժից (bažicʿ) | |
| accusative | բաժ (baž) | բաժս (bažs) | |
| ablative | բաժէ (bažē) | բաժից (bažicʿ) | |
| instrumental | բաժիւ (bažiw) | բաժիւք (bažiwkʿ) | |
| locative | բաժի (baži) | բաժս (bažs) |
Synonyms
- (tax, duty): տուրք (turkʿ), հարկ (hark), մաքս (makʿs)
Derived terms
- բաժապան (bažapan)
- բաժապետ (bažapet)
- բաժեմ (bažem)
- բաժտուն (bažtun)
- բաժրար (bažrar)
Descendants
- Armenian: բաժ (baž)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բաժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բաժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy