բաբիչ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From *բաբ- (*bab-), reduplication of բա-մ (ba-m, “to speak, tell”), +‎ -իչ (-ičʻ).

Noun

բաբիչ • (babičʻ)

1. sorcerer

Usage notes

The word is found only in medieval glossaries.

References

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 162