բոզ
Armenian
Pronunciation
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bɔz]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [pʰɔz]
Etymology 1
From Middle Armenian բոզ (boz), from Old Armenian բոզ (boz).
Noun
բոզ • (boz) (vulgar, offensive)
- whore, tart, prostitute
- Synonym: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)
- bitch, slut
- motherfucker, dickhead (strong generic insult)
- (slang) army officer (especially as used by the privates)
- (slang) policeman, police officer
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոզ (boz) | բոզեր (bozer) | ||
| dative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզերի (bozeri) | ||
| ablative | բոզից (bozicʿ) | բոզերից (bozericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բոզով (bozov) | բոզերով (bozerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բոզը/բոզն (bozə/bozn) | բոզերը/բոզերն (bozerə/bozern) | ||
| dative | բոզին (bozin) | բոզերին (bozerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բոզս (bozs) | բոզերս (bozers) | ||
| dative | բոզիս (bozis) | բոզերիս (bozeris) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցս (bozicʿs) | բոզերիցս (bozericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովս (bozovs) | բոզերովս (bozerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բոզդ (bozd) | բոզերդ (bozerd) | ||
| dative | բոզիդ (bozid) | բոզերիդ (bozerid) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցդ (bozicʿd) | բոզերիցդ (bozericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովդ (bozovd) | բոզերովդ (bozerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- բոզի տղա (bozi tła)
Etymology 2
From Middle Armenian պօզ (pōz), from Ottoman Turkish بوز (boz).
Adjective
բոզ • (boz) (superlative ամենաբոզ) (dialectal)
- grey
- Synonyms: գորշ (gorš), մոխրագույն (moxraguyn)
- ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 51:[1]
- պօզ․ պէրէթթին
- pōz; pērētʿtʿin
- պօզ (pōz) = beretìn
- պօզ․ պէրէթթին
Declension
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոզ (boz) | բոզեր (bozer) | ||
| dative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզերի (bozeri) | ||
| ablative | բոզից (bozicʿ) | բոզերից (bozericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բոզով (bozov) | բոզերով (bozerov) | ||
| locative | բոզում (bozum) | բոզերում (bozerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բոզը/բոզն (bozə/bozn) | բոզերը/բոզերն (bozerə/bozern) | ||
| dative | բոզին (bozin) | բոզերին (bozerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բոզս (bozs) | բոզերս (bozers) | ||
| dative | բոզիս (bozis) | բոզերիս (bozeris) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցս (bozicʿs) | բոզերիցս (bozericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովս (bozovs) | բոզերովս (bozerovs) | ||
| locative | բոզումս (bozums) | բոզերումս (bozerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բոզդ (bozd) | բոզերդ (bozerd) | ||
| dative | բոզիդ (bozid) | բոզերիդ (bozerid) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցդ (bozicʿd) | բոզերիցդ (bozericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովդ (bozovd) | բոզերովդ (bozerovd) | ||
| locative | բոզումդ (bozumd) | բոզերումդ (bozerumd) | ||
Alternative forms
- պոզ (poz)
- բօզ (bōz), պօզ (pōz) – traditional orthography spelling
References
- Orengo, Alessandro (2019), “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 240
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1902), “պօզ”, in Tʿurkʿerēni azdecʿutʿiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʿurkʿerēnē pʿoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žołovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʿeamb Vani, Łarabałi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
Middle Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian բոզ (boz).
Noun
բոզ • (boz)
- whore, prostitute
Derived terms
- բոզանալ (bozanal)
- բոզապերճ (bozaperč)
- բոզատուն (bozatun)
- բոզաւագ (bozawag)
- բոզնալ (boznal)
- բոզտուն (boztun)
- բոզրած (bozrac)
- բոզրածութիւն (bozracutʿiwn)
- բոզրծութիւն (bozrcutʿiwn)
Descendants
- Armenian: բոզ (boz)
Old Armenian
Etymology
A Zan borrowing: compare Laz ბოზო (bozo, “girl”) and see it for more. For the sense development “girl” → “whore”, compare French fille (“girl; prostitute”), German Dirne (“girl; prostitute”), Russian девка (devka, “girlie; whore”).
Noun
բոզ • (boz)
- whore, prostitute, strumpet, streetwalker
- 5th century, Bible, Genesis 34.31:
- Եւ ասեն․ Իսկ զիա՞րդ զի իբրեւ զբոզ քարշեցին զքոյրն մեր։
- Ew asen; Isk zia?rd zi ibrew zboz kʿaršecʿin zkʿoyrn mer.
- But they said, 'Should he treat our sister as a harlot?'
- Եւ ասեն․ Իսկ զիա՞րդ զի իբրեւ զբոզ քարշեցին զքոյրն մեր։
Declension
i-a-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոզ (boz) | բոզք (bozkʿ) | |
| genitive | բոզի (bozi) | բոզաց (bozacʿ) | |
| dative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզաց (bozacʿ) | |
| accusative | բոզ (boz) | բոզս (bozs) | |
| ablative | բոզէ (bozē) | բոզաց (bozacʿ) | |
| instrumental | բոզաւ (bozaw) | բոզաւք = բոզօք (bozawkʿ = bozōkʿ) | |
| locative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզս (bozs) |
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոզ (boz) | բոզք (bozkʿ) | |
| genitive | բոզի (bozi) | բոզից (bozicʿ) | |
| dative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզից (bozicʿ) | |
| accusative | բոզ (boz) | բոզս (bozs) | |
| ablative | բոզէ (bozē) | բոզից (bozicʿ) | |
| instrumental | բոզիւ (boziw) | բոզիւք (boziwkʿ) | |
| locative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզս (bozs) | |
| post-classical | |||
Synonyms
- ետր (etr)
Derived terms
- բոզաբար (bozabar)
- բոզաբոյծ (bozaboyc)
- բոզակաց (bozakacʿ)
- բոզակեաց (bozakeacʿ)
- բոզահոմանի (bozahomani)
- բոզանոց (bozanocʿ)
- բոզապետ (bozapet)
- բոզասէր (bozasēr)
- բոզասպան (bozaspan)
- բոզեան (bozean)
- բոզորդի (bozordi)
- բոզութիւն (bozutʿiwn)
Descendants
- Middle Armenian: բոզ (boz)
- Armenian: բոզ (boz)
- → Middle Georgian: ბოზი (bozi)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “բոզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 459b
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բոզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Gabesḳiria, Šalva (2018), “Šota rustavelis mšobliuri ḳilos saḳitxisatvis „vepxisṭq̇aosnis“ dialekṭizmebis mixedvit [On Shota Rustaveli's native dialect from dialectisms used in "The Knight in the Panther's Skin"]”, in Merab Čuxua, editor, XXXVIII resṗubliḳuri dialekṭologiuri samecniero sesiis masalebi, batumi, 2018 c̣lis 9-10 noemberi (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 20
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բոզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy