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բոզ
բոզ
Armenian
Noun
բոզ • (boz)
- (vulgar) whore, tart, prostitute
- (vulgar, offensive) bitch, ****
- (vulgar, offensive) ****, dickhead (generic strong insult)
- (vulgar, slang) army officer (especially as used by the privates)
- (vulgar, slang) policeman, police officer
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոզ (boz) | բոզեր (bozer) | ||
| dative | բոզի (bozi) | բոզերի (bozeri) | ||
| ablative | բոզից (bozicʿ) | բոզերից (bozericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բոզով (bozov) | բոզերով (bozerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բոզը/բոզն (bozə/bozn) | բոզերը/բոզերն (bozerə/bozern) | ||
| dative | բոզին (bozin) | բոզերին (bozerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բոզս (bozs) | բոզերս (bozers) | ||
| dative | բոզիս (bozis) | բոզերիս (bozeris) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցս (bozicʿs) | բոզերիցս (bozericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովս (bozovs) | բոզերովս (bozerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բոզդ (bozd) | բոզերդ (bozerd) | ||
| dative | բոզիդ (bozid) | բոզերիդ (bozerid) | ||
| ablative | բոզիցդ (bozicʿd) | բոզերիցդ (bozericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բոզովդ (bozovd) | բոզերովդ (bozerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- բոզի տղա (bozi tła)
Old Armenian
Etymology
According to Ačaṙyan, from Georgian ბოზი (bozi, “whore”). That the Armenian word is borrowed from South Caucasian languages and not vice versa is confirmed by Laz ბოზო (bozo, “girl”). For the sense development “girl” → “whore”, compare French fille (“girl; prostitute”), German Dirne (“girl; prostitute”), Russian девка (devka, “girlie; whore”). Ačaṙyan remarks, that prostitutes were introduced into Armenia from Caucasus together with the word for them: compare how պոռնիկ (poṙnik) is from Greek and կաւատ (kawat) from Arabic.
Noun
բոզ • (boz)
Declension
i-a-type
i-type
Synonyms
- ետր (etr)
Derived terms
Terms derived from բոզ (boz)
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Descendants
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բոզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բոզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բոզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935