բուշտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բուշտ (bušt).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /buʃt/, [buʃt]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /puʃd/, [pʰuʃt]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

  (file)

Noun

բուշտ • (bušt)

1. (anatomy) urinary bladder
2. (pathology) abscess, swelling

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)

	singular	plural
nominative	բուշտ (bušt)	բշտեր (bšter)
dative	բշտի (bšti)	բշտերի (bšteri)
ablative	բշտից (bšticʻ)	բշտերից (bštericʻ)
instrumental	բշտով (bštov)	բշտերով (bšterov)
locative	բշտում (bštum)	բշտերում (bšterum)
	definite forms
nominative	բուշտը/բուշտն (buštə/buštn)	բշտերը/բշտերն (bšterə/bštern)
dative	բշտին (bštin)	բշտերին (bšterin)
	1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative	բուշտս (bušts)	բշտերս (bšters)
dative	բշտիս (bštis)	բշտերիս (bšteris)
ablative	բշտիցս (bšticʻs)	բշտերիցս (bštericʻs)
instrumental	բշտովս (bštovs)	բշտերովս (bšterovs)
locative	բշտումս (bštums)	բշտերումս (bšterums)
	2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative	բուշտդ (buštd)	բշտերդ (bšterd)
dative	բշտիդ (bštid)	բշտերիդ (bšterid)
ablative	բշտիցդ (bšticʻd)	բշտերիցդ (bštericʻd)
instrumental	բշտովդ (bštovd)	բշտերովդ (bšterovd)
locative	բշտումդ (bštumd)	բշտերումդ (bšterumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

The origin is uncertain. Similar words for globular objects are found in many languages: compare Latin pustula, bulla, Ancient Greek βομβυλίς (bombulís, “water bubbles”), Lithuanian pampti (“to swell”), bumbalas (“knob, bladder”). Related to փոշտ (pʻošt) and perhaps առաւուշտ (aṙawušt).

Noun

բուշտ • (bušt)

1. (anatomy) urinary bladder
2. (pathology) blotch, pustule, abscess
3. bubble

Declension

o-type

	singular		plural
nominative	բուշտ (bušt)		բուշտք (buštkʻ)
genitive	բշտոյ (bštoy)		բշտոց (bštocʻ)
dative	բշտոյ (bštoy)		բշտոց (bštocʻ)
accusative	բուշտ (bušt)		բուշտս (bušts)
ablative	բշտոյ (bštoy)		բշտոց (bštocʻ)
instrumental	բշտով (bštov)		բշտովք (bštovkʻ)
locative	բուշտ (bušt)		բուշտս (bušts)

Derived terms

• բաղաբուշտ (bałabušt)
• բաղափուշտ (bałapʻušt)
• փալաբուշտ (pʻalabušt)
• փալափուշտ (pʻalapʻušt)
• փաղաբուշտ (pʻałabušt)
• փաղափուշտ (pʻałapʻušt)
• փանփուշտ (pʻanpʻušt)
• փամփուշտ (pʻampʻušt)
• բշտիմ (bštim)

Descendants

• Armenian: բուշտ (bušt)
• → Old Georgian: ბუშტი (bušṭi)
  • Georgian: ბუშტი (bušṭi)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բուշտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բուշտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “բուշտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 193