գազ

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From French gaz. Reinforced by Russian газ (gaz). The sense “gas pedal” is a semantic loan from Russian газ (gaz).

Noun[edit]

գազ (gaz)

  1. gas (state of matter)
  2. (informal) natural gas
  3. (informal) gas pedal, accelerator
    Synonym: արագարար (aragarar)
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Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1951) “կազ”, in Ewropakan pʻoxaṙeal baṙer hayerēni mēǰ [European Loanwords in Armenian] (Azgayin matenadaran; 166) (in Armenian), published from the author's manuscript submitted in 1921, Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 99

Etymology 2[edit]

From Persian گز (gaz, cubit, a length of 24 finger-breadths, or six hands).

Noun[edit]

գազ (gaz)

  1. (archaic) cubit (measure of length equal to 112 cm)
    • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 13:[1]
      գազ․ պռացօ
      gaz; pṙacʻō
      գազ (gaz) = braccio
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Orengo, Alessandro (2019) “Il ԲԱՌ ԳԻՐԳ ՏԱԼԻԱՆԻ Un dizionario armeno-italiano del XVII secolo”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15), Leuven: Peeters, page 219

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 497b
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 124
  • Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944) “գազ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: State Publishing House, page 402a
  • Hovhannes J̌uġayecʻi (1984) Xačʻikyan L. S., Pʻapʻazyan H. D., editors, Hovhannes Ter-Davtʻyan J̌uġayecʻu hašvetumarə [The Account Book of Hovhannes Ter-Davtyan from Julfa] (Tntesakan patmutʻyan vaveragrer; 1) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 370

Etymology 3[edit]

From Old Armenian գազ (gaz).

Noun[edit]

գազ (gaz)

  1. milkvetch (Astragalus gen. et spp.)
Declension[edit]

Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

An Iranian borrowing: compare Middle Persian [script needed] (gc /⁠gaz⁠/, tamarisk), Persian گز (gaz, tamarisk; milkvetch).

Noun[edit]

գազ (gaz)

  1. milkvetch (Astragalus spp.)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Armenian: գազ (gaz)

Further reading[edit]

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 497ab, hesitant to accept the Iranian origin, being unaware that گز (gaz) means "milk-vetch" in addition to "tamarisk"
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “գազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Lagarde, Paul de (1866) Gesammelte Abhandlungen (in German), Leipzig: F. A. Brockhaus, page 177
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy