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Etymology edit

From Middle Persian *aspzēn (horse armour), composed of ʾsp̄ (asp, horse) + zyn' (zēn, weapon, armor). See اسب (asb) and զէն (zēn) for more.

Noun edit

ասպազէն (aspazēn)

  1. horse armour

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Adjective edit

ասպազէն (aspazēn)

  1. (post-Classical) armed and mounted on a horse

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ասպազեն (aspazen)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ասպազէն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ասպազէն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ասպազէն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press