վազ

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian վազեմ (vazem, to spring forward; to run). Compare Russian побег (pobeg) from бежать (bežatʹ), English sprout (to spring up; new growth on a plant) for similar formations.

Noun

վազ (vaz)

  1. vine, grapevine
Declension
Synonyms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

վազ (vaz)

  1. (dialectal) Alternative form of վազք (vazkʿ)
Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Middle Iranian descendant of Proto-Iranian *waĵ- (to carry, drive), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *waĵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-. Compare especially Parthian 𐫇𐫉- (wz- /waz-/, to move swiftly, fly; to travel; to blow (of wind)) and Northern Kurdish bezîn, bez- (to run, gallop).

Noun

վազ (vaz)

  1. leap, jump, gambol, caper, antics, gallop; running
    ի վազ, վազ առ վազi vaz, vaz aṙ vazswiftly, at full speed; by fits and starts
    վազս առնուլvazs aṙnulto run, to gallop, to gambol, to frisk about, to play antics
  2. palpitation of heart
  3. (as an adjective) neighing after

Declension

Derived terms

  • անվազ (anvaz)
  • արտավազեմ (artavazem)
  • արտավազիկ (artavazik)
  • բացավազեմ (bacʿavazem)
  • ձիավազ (jiavaz)
  • մակավազեան (makavazean)
  • մակավազիկ (makavazik)
  • վազեմ (vazem)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), վազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), վազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), վազ”, 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
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 31
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