ընկոյզ

• ընգոյզ (əngoyz), անկոյզ (ankoyz)

Cognates are found in many languages of Western and Central Asia: compare Ossetian ӕнгу́з (ængúz), ӕнгозӕ (ængozæ), Georgian ნიგოზი (nigozi), Mingrelian ნეძი (neʒi), ნეზი (nezi), Lomavren aŋkor (Caucasus), անքոտ (ankʻot) (Eğin), Middle Persian (gwc /⁠gōz⁠/), Classical Persian گوز (gōz), Northern Kurdish gûz, goz, gwîz, Central Kurdish گوێز (gwêz), Mazanderani آغوز (āγōz, ăγōz), Shughni ғу̊з (ɣū̊z), Sarikoli γewz, Yidgha (oγúzo), Middle Armenian ղոյզ (ġoyz), Aramaic גּוֹזָא (gōzā), Classical Syriac ܓܘܙܐ (gawzā), Arabic جَوْز (jawz), Hebrew אֱגוֹז (ʾĕḡôz), Punic *𐤀𐤂𐤆 (*ʾgz /⁠ʾəgūz⁠/), Chagatai قوز (qoz).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Probably all ultimately from Old Iranian *gauza- (“nut”), with the preverbs *han-, *aH- and *ni-, from the root Proto-Iranian *gauz- (“to hide, conceal”) (compare Sanskrit गूहति (gū́hati)), referring to the fact that the edible nut is enclosed in a green outer fruit wall.^[6][5]

Compare also ողկոյզ (ołkoyz) and կոյզ (koyz).

ընկոյզ • (ənkoyz)

1. walnut (nut of the walnut tree)
   • 5th century, Bible, Genesis 43.11:

     Ասէ ցնոսա Իսրայէլ հայրն իւրեանց․ Այդպէս իցէ, արարէք զայդ․ առէք ի պտղոյ երկրիս յամանս ձեր, եւ տարայք առնն պատարագս, ռետին եւ մեղր եւ խունկս եւ ստաշխն եւ բեւեկն եւ ընկոյզ։

     Asē cʻnosa Israyēl hayrn iwreancʻ; Aydpēs icʻē, ararēkʻ zayd; aṙēkʻ i ptłoy erkris yamans jer, ew taraykʻ aṙnn patarags, ṙetin ew mełr ew xunks ew stašxn ew bewekn ew ənkoyz.

     • Translation by Brenton Septuagint Translation

       And Israel, their father, said to them, If it be so, do this; take of the fruits of the earth in your vessels, and carry down to the man presents of gum and honey, and frankincense, and stacte, and turpentine, and walnuts.

   • 5th century, Agatʻangełos, Patmutʻiwn Hayocʻ 644:^[7][8]

     Սոյնպէս կիտրոնն եւ ապաբաղսամոնն եւ դափնին եւ ձիթենին գեղեցիկ եւ սերկեւիլն եւ մուրտն եւ ընկոյզն եւ նուշն եւ քնարուկն եւ հաճարուկն եւ թութն եւ նուռնն եւ հոյնն:

     Soynpēs kitronn ew apabałsamonn ew dapʻnin ew jitʻenin gełecʻik ew serkewiln ew murtn ew ənkoyzn ew nušn ew kʻnarukn ew hačarukn ew tʻutʻn ew nuṙnn ew hoynn:

     • Translation by Robert W. Thomson

       Likewise the lemon and balsamon, and laurel and beautiful olive tree, and quince and myrtle, and nut and almond, and lotus and holly, and mulberry and pomegranate and cornel tree.

• Middle Armenian: ընկուզ (ənkuz)
• Armenian: ընկույզ (ənkuyz)

• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836) “ընկոյզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 781c
• Awgerean, Mkrtičʻ, Čēlalean, Grigor (1865) “ընկոյզ”, in Aṙjeṙn baṙaran haykaznean lezui (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 312b
• Bläsing, Uwe (2019) “Die armenischen Pflanzennamen in Peter Simon Pallas’ Flora Rossica. Eine Studie zu Etymologie und sprachlicher Interaktion”, in U. Bläsing, J. Dum-Tragut, T.M. van Lint, editors, Armenian, Hittite, and Indo-European Studies: A Commemoration Volume for Jos J.S. Weitenberg (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 15) (in German), Leuven: Peeters, pages 21–22
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 393
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 128, footnote 1
• J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “ընկոյզ”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, pages 548–549
• Löw, Immanuel (1924) Die Flora der Juden‎ (in German), volume 2, Wien und Leipzig: R. Löwit, pages 29–59
• Mkrtčʻyan, Nerses (2004) “Banasirakan čšgrtumner ew lracʻumner”, in Patma-banasirakan handes‎ (in Armenian), number 3, page 185
• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընկոյզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 206a