զոհ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian զոհ (zoh)

Pronunciation

Noun

զոհ (zoh)

  1. (religion) sacrifice, victim; its meat
    զոհ մատուցելzoh matucʻelto offer a sacrifice
  2. (figuratively) sacrifice
    մեծ զոհերmec zohergreat sacrifice(s)
  3. (figuratively) victim
    զոհ դառնալ/գնալzoh daṙnal/gnalto fall victim (to)

Declension

i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative զոհ (zoh) զոհեր (zoher)
dative զոհի (zohi) զոհերի (zoheri)
ablative զոհից (zohicʻ) զոհերից (zohericʻ)
instrumental զոհով (zohov) զոհերով (zoherov)
locative զոհում (zohum) զոհերում (zoherum)
definite forms
nominative զոհը/զոհն (zohə/zohn) զոհերը/զոհերն (zoherə/zohern)
dative զոհին (zohin) զոհերին (zoherin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative զոհս (zohs) զոհերս (zohers)
dative զոհիս (zohis) զոհերիս (zoheris)
ablative զոհիցս (zohicʻs) զոհերիցս (zohericʻs)
instrumental զոհովս (zohovs) զոհերովս (zoherovs)
locative զոհումս (zohums) զոհերումս (zoherums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative զոհդ (zohd) զոհերդ (zoherd)
dative զոհիդ (zohid) զոհերիդ (zoherid)
ablative զոհիցդ (zohicʻd) զոհերիցդ (zohericʻd)
instrumental զոհովդ (zohovd) զոհերովդ (zoherovd)
locative զոհումդ (zohumd) զոհերումդ (zoherumd)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From earlier *զորհ (*zorh) (compare the compound զորհասէր (zorhasēr)), borrowed from Middle Iranian *zōhr (victim), ultimately from Proto-Iranian *jáwθraH.

Noun

զոհ (zoh)

  1. victim, sacrifice, immolation, host
    զոհ ողջակէզzoh ołǰakēzholocaust
    զոհ մատուցանելzoh matucʻanelto make a sacrifice
    զոհ առնել (զոք)zoh aṙnel (zokʻ)to kill

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: զոհ (zoh) (learned)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “զոհ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “զոհ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “զոհ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy