բաժ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բաժ (baž).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bɑʒ]
  • (file)

Noun

բաժ (baž)

  1. (historical) a kind of indirect tax

Declension

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)

  1. impost, duty, tax, contribution, levy, custom
    բաժ անցիցbaž ancʿicʿtoll
  2. ransom

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • բաժապան (bažapan)
  • բաժապետ (bažapet)
  • բաժեմ (bažem)
  • բաժտուն (bažtun)
  • բաժրար (bažrar)

Descendants

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), բաժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, 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
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