կուզ

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /kuz/ invalid IPA characters (//)
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /ɡuz/ invalid IPA characters (//)

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian կուզ (kuz).

Noun

կուզ • (kuz)

1. beech marten, Martes foina

Declension

Synonyms

• քարակզաքիս (kʻarakzakʻis), սամսար (samsar)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle Armenian կուզ (kuz).

Noun

կուզ • (kuz)

1. hump, hunch

   Synonym: սապատ (sapat)

Declension

Adjective

կուզ • (kuz) (superlative ամենակուզ)

1. humpbacked, hunchbacked

   Synonym: սապատավոր (sapatavor)

Declension

Derived terms

References

• “կուզ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Persian کوز (kuz, “hump, crooked back”).

Noun

կուզ • (kuz), genitive singular կուզի (kuzi)

1. hump, hunch

Adjective

կուզ • (kuz)

1. humpbacked, hunchbacked

Derived terms

• կզութիւն (kzutʻiwn)

Descendants

• Armenian: կուզ (kuz)
• → Georgian: კუზი (ḳuzi)

References

• Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “կուզ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կուզ”, 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) “կուզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կուզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian *kūz. Compare Central Kurdish کووژە (kûje) / kûje, kûze (“sable, marten”), Zazaki kuze (“beech marten”). Also from Iranian: Classical Syriac ܩܘܙܐ (qūzā, “weasel”), Akkadian 𒅀𒀀𒍮 (/⁠yāṣu, āṣu; possibly kuzā, quṣā⁠/, “weasel, martencat, lynx”).

Noun

կուզ • (kuz)

1. cat
2. beech marten (Martes foina)

Declension

Descendants

• Armenian: կուզ (kuz)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “կուզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “կուզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “կուզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 308
• Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “կուզ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press