վարզ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From earlier *վազր (*vazr) (compare վազրաւոր (vazrawor, “soldier carrying a mace”)), borrowed from Middle Persian wzl (wazr, “mace”), which is related to Modern Persian گرز (gorz, “club, mace”). See also վաղր (vałr).

Noun

վարզ • (varz)

  1. (weaponry) mace, club

Declension
i-type
singular plural
nominative վարզ (varz) վարզք (varzkʻ)
genitive վարզի (varzi) վարզից (varzicʻ)
dative վարզի (varzi) վարզից (varzicʻ)
accusative վարզ (varz) վարզս (varzs)
ablative վարզէ (varzē) վարզից (varzicʻ)
instrumental վարզիւ (varziw) վարզիւք (varziwkʻ)
locative վարզի (varzi) վարզս (varzs)

Synonyms

Derived terms
  • վազրաւոր (vazrawor)

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