բով

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բով (bov).

Pronunciation

Noun

բով • (bov)

  1. furnace
  2. (figuratively) furnace, crucible (a place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline)

Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բով (bov) բովեր (bover)
dative բովի (bovi) բովերի (boveri)
ablative բովից (bovicʿ) բովերից (bovericʿ)
instrumental բովով (bovov) բովերով (boverov)
locative բովում (bovum) բովերում (boverum)
definite forms
nominative բովը/բովն (bovə/bovn) բովերը/բովերն (boverə/bovern)
dative բովին (bovin) բովերին (boverin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բովս (bovs) բովերս (bovers)
dative բովիս (bovis) բովերիս (boveris)
ablative բովիցս (bovicʿs) բովերիցս (bovericʿs)
instrumental բովովս (bovovs) բովերովս (boverovs)
locative բովումս (bovums) բովերումս (boverums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բովդ (bovd) բովերդ (boverd)
dative բովիդ (bovid) բովերիդ (boverid)
ablative բովիցդ (bovicʿd) բովերիցդ (bovericʿd)
instrumental բովովդ (bovovd) բովերովդ (boverovd)
locative բովումդ (bovumd) բովերումդ (boverumd)

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

Ačaṙyan derives from Proto-Indo-European *bʰō- or *bʰow-, from *bʰeh₁-.[1][2]

Noun

բով • (bov)

  1. furnace
  2. crucible, melting pot
  3. censer
  4. fire
  5. smelting
  6. (in the plural) mine
  7. (figuratively) furnace, crucible (a place or time of punishment, affliction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline)

Declension
o-type
singular plural
nominative բով (bov) բովք (bovkʿ)
genitive բովոյ (bovoy) բովոց (bovocʿ)
dative բովոյ (bovoy) բովոց (bovocʿ)
accusative բով (bov) բովս (bovs)
ablative բովոյ (bovoy) բովոց (bovocʿ)
instrumental բովով (bovov) բովովք (bovovkʿ)
locative բով (bov) բովս (bovs)
u-type
singular plural
nominative բով (bov) բովք (bovkʿ)
genitive բովու (bovu) բովուց (bovucʿ)
dative բովու (bovu) բովուց (bovucʿ)
accusative բով (bov) բովս (bovs)
ablative բովէ (bovē) բովուց (bovucʿ)
instrumental բովու (bovu) բովուք (bovukʿ)
locative բովու (bovu) բովս (bovs)
i-a-type
singular plural
nominative բով (bov) բովք (bovkʿ)
genitive բովի (bovi) բովաց (bovacʿ)
dative բովի (bovi) բովաց (bovacʿ)
accusative բով (bov) բովս (bovs)
ablative բովէ (bovē) բովաց (bovacʿ)
instrumental բովաւ (bovaw) բովաւք = բովօք (bovawkʿ = bovōkʿ)
locative բովի (bovi) բովս (bovs)
post-classical

References
  1. Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
  2. Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “բով”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 473–474

Derived terms
  • բովեմ (bovem)
  • բովհրեմ (bovhrem)

Descendants

Further reading
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836), “բով”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 506a
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բով”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 105a
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