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Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Noun
գոյժ • (goyž)
- bad news, sad news
- գոյժ արկանել, առնել, տալ ― goyž arkanel, aṙnel, tal ― to bring bad news
- lamentation, complaint accompanied with groans and cries
- գոյժ առնուլ, գոյժ ի բերան առնուլ, գոյժ դնել ― goyž aṙnul, goyž i beran aṙnul, goyž dnel ― to lament, to deplore
Declension
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “bad news”): աւետիք (awetikʻ)
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References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “գոյժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “գոյժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press