Wiktionary

փուշ

Armenian

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փշեր (1)

Etymology

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From Old Armenian փուշ (pʻuš). For the sense "hangnail" compare Northern Kurdish pîj.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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փուշ • (pʻuš)

  1. thorn; prickle
  2. fishbone
  3. bur; thornbush
  4. (dialectal) hangnail
  5. name for one of the khazes in Hampartsoum Limondjian's notation

Declension

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i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փուշ (pʻuš) փշեր (pʻšer)
dative փշի (pʻši) փշերի (pʻšeri)
ablative փշից (pʻšicʻ) փշերից (pʻšericʻ)
instrumental փշով (pʻšov) փշերով (pʻšerov)
locative փշում (pʻšum) փշերում (pʻšerum)
definite forms
nominative փուշը/փուշն (pʻušə/pʻušn) փշերը/փշերն (pʻšerə/pʻšern)
dative փշին (pʻšin) փշերին (pʻšerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փուշս (pʻušs) փշերս (pʻšers)
dative փշիս (pʻšis) փշերիս (pʻšeris)
ablative փշիցս (pʻšicʻs) փշերիցս (pʻšericʻs)
instrumental փշովս (pʻšovs) փշերովս (pʻšerovs)
locative փշումս (pʻšums) փշերումս (pʻšerums)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փուշդ (pʻušd) փշերդ (pʻšerd)
dative փշիդ (pʻšid) փշերիդ (pʻšerid)
ablative փշիցդ (pʻšicʻd) փշերիցդ (pʻšericʻd)
instrumental փշովդ (pʻšovd) փշերովդ (pʻšerovd)
locative փշումդ (pʻšumd) փշերումդ (pʻšerumd)
i-type, inanimate (Western Armenian)
singular plural
nominative փուշ (pʻuš) փուշեր (pʻušer)
dative փուշի (pʻuši) փուշերու (pʻušeru)
ablative փուշէ (pʻušē) փուշերէ (pʻušerē)
instrumental փուշով (pʻušov) փուշերով (pʻušerov)
definite forms
nominative փուշը/փուշն (pʻušə/pʻušn) փուշերը/փուշերն (pʻušerə/pʻušern)
dative փուշին (pʻušin) փուշերուն (pʻušerun)
ablative փուշէն (pʻušēn) փուշերէն (pʻušerēn)
instrumental փուշովը/փուշովն (pʻušovə/pʻušovn) փուշերովը/փուշերովն (pʻušerovə/pʻušerovn)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative փուշս (pʻušs) փուշերս (pʻušers)
dative փուշիս (pʻušis) փուշերուս (pʻušerus)
ablative փուշէս (pʻušēs) փուշերէս (pʻušerēs)
instrumental փուշովս (pʻušovs) փուշերովս (pʻušerovs)
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative փուշդ (pʻušd) փուշերդ (pʻušerd)
dative փուշիդ (pʻušid) փուշերուդ (pʻušerud)
ablative փուշէդ (pʻušēd) փուշերէդ (pʻušerēd)
instrumental փուշովդ (pʻušovd) փուշերովդ (pʻušerovd)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “փուշ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Related to Northern Kurdish pûş (“hay, dry grass; dry leaves; unmowed grass that grows in a meadow”), Central Kurdish پووش (pûş, “withered grass, hay”), Talysh пүш (püš, “straw; hull, husk; sweepings”), Kermanic pūš (“powder of medicinal plants for a circumcision wound”), Persian پوش (puš), mostly پوشال (pušâl, “chaff, excelsior, packing, padding, sawdust, splint, splinter, straw”).[1][2][3][4]

The ultimate origin is uncertain.

Noun

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փուշ • (pʻuš)

  1. thorn, spine, prickle, quill
    • 5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).17.1–2:[5]
      Է զեռուն ինչ որ կոչի ոզնի՝ գնդաձեւ կերպարանաւք, եւ ողն նորա վառեալ է ամենայն փշովք։ Եւ փուշն նմանէ ծովային ոզնոցն։
      Ē zeṙun inčʻ or kočʻi ozni, gndajew kerparanawkʻ, ew ołn nora vaṙeal ē amenayn pʻšovkʻ. Ew pʻušn nmanē covayin oznocʻn.
      • Translation by Gohar Muradyan
        There is a creeping animal called hedgehog, with a spherical shape, and its back is thoroughly armed with quills. And its quills look like those of the sea-urchin.
  2. thistle
  3. (music) a kind of khaz
  4. a kind of wound

Declension

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o-type
singular plural
nominative փուշ (pʻuš) փուշք (pʻuškʻ)
genitive փշոյ (pʻšoy) փշոց (pʻšocʻ)
dative փշոյ (pʻšoy) փշոց (pʻšocʻ)
accusative փուշ (pʻuš) փուշս (pʻušs)
ablative փշոյ (pʻšoy) փշոց (pʻšocʻ)
instrumental փշով (pʻšov) փշովք (pʻšovkʻ)
locative փուշ (pʻuš) փուշս (pʻušs)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: փուշ (pʻuš)

References

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  1. ^ Asatrian, Garnik, Borjian, Habib (2005) “Talish and the Talishis (The State of Research)”, in Iran and the Caucasus‎[1], volume 9, number 1, page 53 of 43–72
  2. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2009) “Prolegomena to the Study of the Kurds”, in Iran and the Caucasus, volume 13, number 1, Leiden: Brill, →DOI, →ISSN, page 42
  3. ^ Asatrian, Garnik (2011) A Comparative Vocabulary of Central Iranian Dialects‎[2] (in Persian), Tehran: Safir Ardehal Publications, page 335
  4. ^ Cabolov, R. L. (2010) Etimologičeskij slovarʹ kurdskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Kurdish Language] (in Russian), volume II, Moscow: Russian Academy Press Vostochnaya Literatura, pages 82–83
  5. ^ Muradyan, Gohar (2005) Physiologus: The Greek and Armenian Versions with a Study of Translation Technique (Hebrew University Armenian Studies; 6)‎[3], Leuven – Paris – Dudley: Peeters, pages 114–115, 151

Further reading

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “փուշ”, 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 524–525, unknown origin
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “փուշ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “փուշ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 768b, unknown origin
  • 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 26, tentatively accepting Petersson's etymology
  • Petersson, Herbert (1926) “Armenische Etymologien”, in Indogermanische Forschungen‎[4] (in German), volume 43, number 1, page 74 of 69–79, deriving from Proto-Indo-European *(s)puḱwo-, from *pewḱ- (“pine”), whence Ancient Greek πεύκη (peúkē), Lithuanian pušìs (“pine”)
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “փուշ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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