մոզ
Armenian
Etymology
A dialectal word not attested in Old or Middle Armenian literature.
J̌ahukyan considers this a lexical archaism and with Old Armenian մժեխ (mžex) and մուն (mun) derives from Proto-Indo-European *mū-, *mus-, among the cognates comparing especially Albanian myzë, mizë (“fly”).[1][2] See Pokorny for this root.[3]
But most likely a borrowing from Northern Kurdish moz. The borrowing is from Kurdish into Armenian and not vice versa in view of the lack of attestation in old literature, unexplained -զ (-z), relatively limited distribution in Armenian dialects, richer meanings found in Kurdish and probable native Iranian etymology of moz.
The idiomatic sense մոզ անել (moz anel) is borrowed from Northern Kurdish moz kirin (“(of cattle) to fly into a rage as a result of horsefly biting”).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [mɔz]
Noun
մոզ • (moz)
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մոզ (moz) | մոզեր (mozer) | ||
| dative | մոզի (mozi) | մոզերի (mozeri) | ||
| ablative | մոզից (mozicʿ) | մոզերից (mozericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | մոզով (mozov) | մոզերով (mozerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | մոզը/մոզն (mozə/mozn) | մոզերը/մոզերն (mozerə/mozern) | ||
| dative | մոզին (mozin) | մոզերին (mozerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | մոզս (mozs) | մոզերս (mozers) | ||
| dative | մոզիս (mozis) | մոզերիս (mozeris) | ||
| ablative | մոզիցս (mozicʿs) | մոզերիցս (mozericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | մոզովս (mozovs) | մոզերովս (mozerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | մոզդ (mozd) | մոզերդ (mozerd) | ||
| dative | մոզիդ (mozid) | մոզերիդ (mozerid) | ||
| ablative | մոզիցդ (mozicʿd) | մոզերիցդ (mozericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | մոզովդ (mozovd) | մոզերովդ (mozerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- մոզոտել (mozotel)
- մոզտկել (moztkel)
- մոզռիլ (mozṙil)
References
- J̌ahukyan (Džaukjan), Geworg (1967) Očerki po istorii dopisʹmennovo perioda armjanskovo jazyka [An Outline of the History of the Pre-Literary Period of the Armenian Language] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 256
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1972) Hay barbaṙagitutʿyan neracutʿyun [Introduction into Armenian Dialectology] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 330
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume II, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 752
Further reading
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), “մոզ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, page 789b
- Adjarian, H. (1909–1911), “Recueil de mots kurdes en dialecte de Novo-Bayazet [Compendium of Kurdish Words in the Nor Bayazet Dialect]”, in Mémoires de la Société de Linguistique de Paris (in French), volume XVI, page 361a
- Amatuni, Sahak (1912), “բոռեղ”, in Hayocʿ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, page 114
- Amatuni, Sahak (1912), “մոզ անել”, in Hayocʿ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin, pages 485–486
- Malxaseancʿ, Stepʿan (1944), “մոզ”, in Hayerēn bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 352bc
- Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2007), “մոզ²”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectological Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 71a