բժիշկ

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Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian բժիշկ (bžišk).

Pronunciation

Noun

բժիշկ (bžišk)

  1. doctor, physician
    Synonym: (dialectal) դոխտուր (doxtur)

Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative բժիշկ (bžišk) բժիշկներ (bžiškner)
dative բժշկի (bžški) բժիշկների (bžiškneri)
ablative բժշկից (bžškicʻ) բժիշկներից (bžišknericʻ)
instrumental բժշկով (bžškov) բժիշկներով (bžišknerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative բժիշկը/բժիշկն (bžiškə/bžiškn) բժիշկները/բժիշկներն (bžišknerə/bžišknern)
dative բժշկին (bžškin) բժիշկներին (bžišknerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative բժիշկս (bžišks) բժիշկներս (bžiškners)
dative բժշկիս (bžškis) բժիշկներիս (bžiškneris)
ablative բժշկիցս (bžškicʻs) բժիշկներիցս (bžišknericʻs)
instrumental բժշկովս (bžškovs) բժիշկներովս (bžišknerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative բժիշկդ (bžiškd) բժիշկներդ (bžišknerd)
dative բժշկիդ (bžškid) բժիշկներիդ (bžišknerid)
ablative բժշկիցդ (bžškicʻd) բժիշկներիցդ (bžišknericʻd)
instrumental բժշկովդ (bžškovd) բժիշկներովդ (bžišknerovd)
locative

Old Armenian

Etymology

Borrowed from Iranian; compare Parthian 𐫁𐫉𐫏𐫢𐫐 (bzyšk /⁠bizešk⁠/), Middle Persian (bcšk'), 𐫁𐫉𐫏𐫢𐫐 (bzyšk /⁠bizešk⁠/, doctor, physician) (whence Persian پزشک (pezešk)).[1][2]

Noun

բժիշկ (bžišk)

  1. doctor, physician

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: բժիշկ (bžišk)

References

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “բժիշկ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 448
  2. ^ Schmitt, Rüdiger (1983) “Iranisches Lehngut im Armenischen”, in Revue des Études Arméniennes (in German), volume 17, page 93

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “բժիշկ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “բժիշկ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy