վիժակ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Related to վէժ (vēž), բէժ (bēž, “curtain”) and probably an Iranian borrowing.[1][2]

Noun

վիժակ • (vižak)

  1. covering
    վիժակ զինուց ― vižak zinucʻ ― sheath for arms

Declension
unknown type
singular plural
nominative վիժակ (vižak) վիժակք (vižakkʻ)
genitive  ?  ?
dative  ?  ?
accusative վիժակ (vižak) վիժակս (vižaks)
ablative  ?  ?
instrumental  ?  ?
locative  ? վիժակս (vižaks)
the oblique cases are not attested
  • վէժ (vēž)
  • բէժ (bēž)

References
  1. Bailey, H. W. (1979) Dictionary of Khotan Saka, Cambridge, London, New York, Melbourne: Cambridge University press, page 258a
  2. Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 910

Further reading
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “վիժակ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 338–339
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վիժակ”, 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 246
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վիժակ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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