აზნი

Georgian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing; compare Manichaean Middle Persian 𐫀𐫉𐫗‎ (ʾzn /āzn/). But according to Ačaṙyan borrowed from Old Armenian ազն (azn). In any case, the Armenian is from the same Iranian source.

Noun

აზნი • (azni)

  1. nobleman

References
  • čubinašvili, niḳo (1812–1825), “აზნი”, in kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ազն”, 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
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