գավազան

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian գաւազան (gawazan).

Pronunciation

Noun

գավազան (gavazan) (traditional orthography spelling գաւազան)

  1. cane, staff
  2. crook (e.g., shepherd's crook)
  3. sceptre
    երկաթե գավազան / գավազան երկաթյաerkatʻe gavazan / gavazan erkatʻya1) oppressive, cruel rule or power; 2) beating, striking
    կախարդական գավազան / մոգական գավազան / հրաշալի գավազան / դյութական գավազանkaxardakan gavazan / mogakan gavazan / hrašali gavazan / dyutʻakan gavazanwand, magic wand
  4. (figuratively) authority, sovereignty (royal or ecclesiastic power)

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