բոզ

Armenian

Pronunciation

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• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /boz/, [boz]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /poz/, [pʰoz]

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian բոզ (boz), from Old Armenian բոզ (boz).

Noun

բոզ • (boz) (vulgar, offensive)

1. whore, tart, prostitute

   Synonym: պոռնիկ (poṙnik)

2. bitch, slut
3. motherfucker, dickhead (strong generic insult)
4. (slang) army officer (especially as used by the privates)
5. (slang) policeman, police officer

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	բոզ (boz)	բոզեր (bozer)
dative	բոզի (bozi)	բոզերի (bozeri)
ablative	բոզից (bozicʻ)	բոզերից (bozericʻ)
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 (bozicʻs)	բոզերիցս (bozericʻs)
instrumental	բոզովս (bozovs)	բոզերովս (bozerovs)
locative	—	—
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	բոզդ (bozd)	բոզերդ (bozerd)
dative	բոզիդ (bozid)	բոզերիդ (bozerid)
ablative	բոզիցդ (bozicʻd)	բոզերիցդ (bozericʻd)
instrumental	բոզովդ (bozovd)	բոզերովդ (bozerovd)
locative	—	—

Derived terms

• բոզի տղա (bozi tġa)

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian պօզ (pōz), from Ottoman Turkish بوز (boz).

Adjective

բոզ • (boz) (superlative ամենաբոզ) (dialectal)

1. grey

   Synonyms: գորշ (gorš), մոխրագույն (moxraguyn)

   • ca. 1680–1684, Baṙ girg taliani [An Armenian–Italian Dictionary published in Venice] page 51:

     պօզ․ պէրէթթին

     pōz; pērētʻtʻin

     պօզ (pōz) = beretìn

Declension

nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	բոզ (boz)	բոզեր (bozer)
dative	բոզի (bozi)	բոզերի (bozeri)
ablative	բոզից (bozicʻ)	բոզերից (bozericʻ)
instrumental	բոզով (bozov)	բոզերով (bozerov)
locative	բոզում (bozum)	բոզերում (bozerum)
	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 (bozicʻs)	բոզերիցս (bozericʻs)
instrumental	բոզովս (bozovs)	բոզերովս (bozerovs)
locative	բոզումս (bozums)	բոզերումս (bozerums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	բոզդ (bozd)	բոզերդ (bozerd)
dative	բոզիդ (bozid)	բոզերիդ (bozerid)
ablative	բոզիցդ (bozicʻd)	բոզերիցդ (bozericʻd)
instrumental	բոզովդ (bozovd)	բոզերովդ (bozerovd)
locative	բոզումդ (bozumd)	բոզերումդ (bozerumd)

Alternative forms

• պոզ (poz)
• բօզ (bōz), պօզ (pōz) — traditional orthography

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1902) “պօզ”, in Tʻurkʻerēni azdecʻutʻiwnə hayerēni vray ew tʻurkʻerēnē pʻoxaṙeal baṙerə Pōlsi hay žoġovrdakan lezuin mēǰ hamematutʻeamb Vani, Ġarabaġi ew Nor-Naxiǰewani barbaṙnerun [The influence of Turkish on Armenian, and the Turkish borrowings in the vernacular Armenian of Constantinople in comparison with the dialects of Van, Karabakh and Nor Nakhichevan] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 3) (in Armenian), Moscow and Vagharshapat: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բոզ (boz).

Noun

բոզ • (boz)

1. whore, prostitute

Derived terms

• բոզանալ (bozanal)
• բոզապերճ (bozaperč)
• բոզատուն (bozatun)
• բոզաւագ (bozawag)
• բոզնալ (boznal)
• բոզտուն (boztun)
• բոզրած (bozrac)
• բոզրածութիւն (bozracutʻiwn)
• բոզրծութիւն (bozrcutʻiwn)

 

Descendants

• Armenian: բոզ (boz)

Old Armenian

Etymology

A Zan borrowing: compare Laz ბოზო (bozo, “girl”) and see it for more. For the sense development “girl” → “whore”, compare French fille (“girl; prostitute”), German Dirne (“girl; prostitute”), Russian девка (devka, “girlie; whore”).

Noun

բոզ • (boz)

1. whore, prostitute, strumpet, streetwalker
   • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 34.31:

     Եւ ասեն․ Իսկ զիա՞րդ զի իբրեւ զբոզ քարշեցին զքոյրն մեր։

     Ew asen; Isk zia^?rd zi ibrew zboz kʻaršecʻin zkʻoyrn mer.

     But they said, 'Should he treat our sister as a harlot?'

Declension

i-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	բոզ (boz)		բոզք (bozkʻ)
genitive	բոզի (bozi)		բոզաց (bozacʻ)
dative	բոզի (bozi)		բոզաց (bozacʻ)
accusative	բոզ (boz)		բոզս (bozs)
ablative	բոզէ (bozē)		բոզաց (bozacʻ)
instrumental	բոզաւ (bozaw)		բոզաւք = բոզօք (bozawkʻ = bozōkʻ)
locative	բոզի (bozi)		բոզս (bozs)

i-type

	singular		plural
nominative	բոզ (boz)		բոզք (bozkʻ)
genitive	բոզի (bozi)		բոզից (bozicʻ)
dative	բոզի (bozi)		բոզից (bozicʻ)
accusative	բոզ (boz)		բոզս (bozs)
ablative	բոզէ (bozē)		բոզից (bozicʻ)
instrumental	բոզիւ (boziw)		բոզիւք (boziwkʻ)
locative	բոզի (bozi)		բոզս (bozs)
post-classical

Synonyms

• ետր (etr)

Derived terms

• բոզաբար (bozabar)
• բոզաբոյծ (bozaboyc)
• բոզակաց (bozakacʻ)
• բոզակեաց (bozakeacʻ)
• բոզահոմանի (bozahomani)
• բոզանոց (bozanocʻ)
• բոզապետ (bozapet)
• բոզասէր (bozasēr)
• բոզասպան (bozaspan)
• բոզեան (bozean)
• բոզորդի (bozordi)
• բոզութիւն (bozutʻiwn)

 

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: բոզ (boz)
  • Armenian: բոզ (boz)
• → Middle Georgian: ბოზი (bozi)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բոզ”, 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 459b
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բոզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Gabesḳiria, Šalva (2018) “Šota rustavelis mšobliuri ḳilos saḳitxisatvis „vepxisṭq̇aosnis“ dialekṭizmebis mixedvit [On Shota Rustaveli's native dialect from dialectisms used in "The Knight in the Panther's Skin"]”, in Merab Čuxua, editor, XXXVIII resṗubliḳuri dialekṭologiuri samecniero sesiis masalebi, batumi, 2018 c̣lis 9-10 noemberi‎^[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, page 20
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բոզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Thorsø, Rasmus (2023) Prehistoric loanwords in Armenian: Hurro-Urartian, Kartvelian, and the unclassified substrate‎^[2], PhD dissertation, Leiden University, page 56