յովազ

Old Armenian

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Persian Leopard sitting

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Iranian *yavaz. See Middle Persian ywc (yōz) for more.

Noun

յովազ • (yovaz)

  1. leopard, Panthera pardus
    Coordinate term: պանթեր (pantʻer)
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).19.2–4:[1]
      Բարոյախաւսն ասէ զյովազէ, թէ այսպիսի բարս ունի, որ ամենայն անասնոց սիրելի է, բայց միայն աւձի թշնամի է․ ամենախայտ է, իբրեւ զծաղկեայ պատմուճանն Յովսեփու, գեղեցիկ եւ զարդարուն։
      Baroyaxawsn asē zyovazē, tʻē ayspisi bars uni, or amenayn anasnocʻ sireli ē, baycʻ miayn awji tʻšnami ē; amenaxayt ē, ibrew zcałkeay patmučann Yovsepʻu, gełecʻik ew zardarun.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        Physiologus says about the panther, that it has such a custom: it is dear to all animals, but hostile only to the dragon. It is multicolored like Joseph's robe of many colours, it is beautiful and adorned.

Declension

Derived terms

  • յովազառիւծ (yovazaṙiwc)

Descendants

  • Armenian: հովազ (hovaz)
  • Old Georgian: ავაზი (avazi), ავაზაჲ (avazay)

References

  1. Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6), Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 118–120, 152–153

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “յովազ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 406–407
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “յովազ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 199
  • Ġazarean, Ṙ. S. (2000) “յովազ”, in Tʻosunean G. B., editor, Grabari baṙaran [Dictionary of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: University Press
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “յովազ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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