վզան

From Old Armenian վզան (vzan).

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [vəzɑ́n]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [vəzɑ́n]
• Hyphenation: վը‧զան

վզան • (vzan) (superlative ամենավզան)

1. (poetic, rare) holding the neck high
2. (figuratively) haughty, stiff-necked

• “վզան”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “վզան”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

As is already suggested by Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui, composed of վիզ (viz, “neck”) +‎ -ան (-an). Accepted by J̌ahukyan. For the semantics compare the Old Armenian expression վիզ ամբառնալ (viz ambaṙnal, “to become rebellious, proud, insubordinate”), ընդվզիմ (əndvzim), English stiff-necked, Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj). Ačaṙyan unnecessarily rejects this etymology and leaves the origin of the word open.

վզան • (vzan)

1. haughty, uncontrolled, stiff-necked

• վզանիմ (vzanim)
• վզանութիւն (vzanutʻiwn)
• վզանումն (vzanumn)
• վզանուտ (vzanut)

• Armenian: վզան (vzan)

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վզան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վզան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վզան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “վզան”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 711a