նոխազ

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Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian նոխազ (noxaz).

Pronunciation

Noun

նոխազ (noxaz)

  1. he-goat
    քավության նոխազkʻavutʻyan noxazscapegoat

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Iranian *Hajáh. Compare Persian نهاز (nohâz, he-goat that leads the flock), Middle Persian (n(u)hāzīk, the constellation of Capricorn).

Noun

նոխազ (noxaz)

  1. he-goat

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: նոխազ (noxaz)

References

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