Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From Iranian *baxš, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂g-; see there for more.

Noun

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բաշխ (bašx)

  1. alms distributed to the poor
  2. (usually in the plural) tax, impost, duty
  3. lot, fortune, destiny

Declension

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References

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