վիզ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian վիզ (viz).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): [viz]
  • (file)

Noun

վիզ (viz)

  1. neck
  2. (rare) isthmus

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms


Old Armenian

Etymology

Usually considered a word of unknown origin, but according to J̌ahukyan and Bailey this is an Iranian borrowing. Compare Avestan 𐬥𐬌𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬰𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (niuuizaiti, attach), from the base *viz-, *vaez- (to attach, bind), which goes back to Proto-Indo-European *weyǵ(ʰ)- and is cognate with Lithuanian výžti (to plait), Russian вязать (vjazatʹ), Warungu winsus (neck); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wey- (to turn): the neck is the “turning limb”.

On the other hand, Martirosyan tentatively suggests a common substrate origin for վիզ (viz), օձիք (ōjikʿ), dialectal խզ- (xz-), խուզ- (xuz-) and Ancient Greek αὐχήν (aukhḗn).

Noun

վիզ (viz)

  1. neck
    վիզ ամբառնալviz ambaṙnalto become rebellious, proud, insubordinate

Declension

Derived terms

  • բարձրավզանամ (barjravzanam)
  • բարձրավզիմ (barjravzim)
  • բարձրավզութիւն (barjravzutʿiwn)
  • բարձրավիզ (barjraviz)
  • բարձրվզեմ (barjrvzem)
  • բրտավզութիւն (brtavzutʿiwn)
  • ընդվզանք (əndvzankʿ)
  • ընդվզեմ (əndvzem)
  • ընդվզիմ (əndvzim)
  • խստավիզ (xstaviz)
  • կոկոզավիզ (kokozaviz)
  • վզան (vzan)
  • վզանոց (vzanocʿ)
  • վզիմ (vzim)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), վիզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), վիզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), վիզ”, 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
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), վիզ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 711a
  • Bailey, H. W. (1979), “vīysānvā”, in Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 387b
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “awji-k‘”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 154
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