Armenian

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Etymology

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Particularly: “By surface analysis, զ- (z-) +‎ գոյշ (goyš, careful), the latter an Iranian borrowing; see Persian گوش (guš, ear) for more on the root.”

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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զգոյշ (zgoyš) (superlative ամենազգոյշ)

  1. Traditional orthography spelling of զգույշ (zguyš)
  2. (dated, Western Armenian) Alternative spelling of զգուշ (zguš)

Usage notes

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This form is dated in Western Armenian but current in Eastern Armenian due to spelling pronunciation in the latter.

Declension

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Adverb

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զգոյշ (zgoyš)

  1. Traditional orthography spelling of զգույշ (zguyš)
  2. (dated, Western Armenian) Alternative spelling of զգուշ (zguš)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զգոյշ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “զգոյշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 236a
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “գոյշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 167b
  • Cheung, Johnny (2007) Etymological Dictionary of the Iranian Verb (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 2), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 115–116