բոց
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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian բոց (bocʿ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [bɔt͡sʰ]
Noun
բոց • (bocʿ)
- flames, blaze, fire
- բոց անել՝ բարձրացնել ― bocʿ anel, barjracʿnel ― to start a fire
- բոց արձակել ― bocʿ arjakel ― (intransitive) to burn (with fire)
- բոց գցել, բոց տալ ― bocʿ gcʿel, bocʿ tal ― to scorch (to burn lightly)
- բոց ու կրակ, կրակ ու բոց ― bocʿ u krak, krak u bocʿ ― 1. on fire (fiery, passionate, ardent); 2. naughty, mischievous, rascally (of a child); 3. passionate, eager, zealous (of a worker)
- (figuratively) passion, ardor, fervor
- (slang) amusing thing, joke
Declension
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոց (bocʿ) | բոցեր (bocʿer) | ||
| dative | բոցի (bocʿi) | բոցերի (bocʿeri) | ||
| ablative | բոցից (bocʿicʿ) | բոցերից (bocʿericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բոցով (bocʿov) | բոցերով (bocʿerov) | ||
| locative | բոցում (bocʿum) | բոցերում (bocʿerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բոցը/բոցն (bocʿə/bocʿn) | բոցերը/բոցերն (bocʿerə/bocʿern) | ||
| dative | բոցին (bocʿin) | բոցերին (bocʿerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բոցս (bocʿs) | բոցերս (bocʿers) | ||
| dative | բոցիս (bocʿis) | բոցերիս (bocʿeris) | ||
| ablative | բոցիցս (bocʿicʿs) | բոցերիցս (bocʿericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բոցովս (bocʿovs) | բոցերովս (bocʿerovs) | ||
| locative | բոցումս (bocʿums) | բոցերումս (bocʿerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բոցդ (bocʿd) | բոցերդ (bocʿerd) | ||
| dative | բոցիդ (bocʿid) | բոցերիդ (bocʿerid) | ||
| ablative | բոցիցդ (bocʿicʿd) | բոցերիցդ (bocʿericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բոցովդ (bocʿovd) | բոցերովդ (bocʿerovd) | ||
| locative | բոցումդ (bocʿumd) | բոցերումդ (bocʿerumd) | ||
Adjective
բոց • (bocʿ) (superlative ամենաբոց)
- hot, red-hot, burning
- բոց սպիտակ ― bocʿ spitak ― whiter than white, snow-white (very white)
- fiery, ardent, fervent
- բոց կարոտ ― bocʿ karot ― deep yearning
- (slang) rad, excellent
Declension
nominalized, i-type (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոց (bocʿ) | բոցեր (bocʿer) | ||
| dative | բոցի (bocʿi) | բոցերի (bocʿeri) | ||
| ablative | բոցից (bocʿicʿ) | բոցերից (bocʿericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | բոցով (bocʿov) | բոցերով (bocʿerov) | ||
| locative | բոցում (bocʿum) | բոցերում (bocʿerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | բոցը/բոցն (bocʿə/bocʿn) | բոցերը/բոցերն (bocʿerə/bocʿern) | ||
| dative | բոցին (bocʿin) | բոցերին (bocʿerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | բոցս (bocʿs) | բոցերս (bocʿers) | ||
| dative | բոցիս (bocʿis) | բոցերիս (bocʿeris) | ||
| ablative | բոցիցս (bocʿicʿs) | բոցերիցս (bocʿericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | բոցովս (bocʿovs) | բոցերովս (bocʿerovs) | ||
| locative | բոցումս (bocʿums) | բոցերումս (bocʿerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | բոցդ (bocʿd) | բոցերդ (bocʿerd) | ||
| dative | բոցիդ (bocʿid) | բոցերիդ (bocʿerid) | ||
| ablative | բոցիցդ (bocʿicʿd) | բոցերիցդ (bocʿericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | բոցովդ (bocʿovd) | բոցերովդ (bocʿerovd) | ||
| locative | բոցումդ (bocʿumd) | բոցերումդ (bocʿerumd) | ||
Old Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain. Probably a substrate word related to Latin focus.[1] But Ačaṙyan derives from Proto-Indo-European *bʰo-sk-, from *bʰeh₂- (“to shine”).[2][3]
Noun
բոց • (bocʿ)
- flame
- բոց արձակել ― bocʿ arjakel ― to flame
- (figuratively) energy, fire of love, spiritual light
Declension
o-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | բոց (bocʿ) | բոցք (bocʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | բոցոյ (bocʿoy) | բոցոց (bocʿocʿ) | |
| dative | բոցոյ (bocʿoy) | բոցոց (bocʿocʿ) | |
| accusative | բոց (bocʿ) | բոցս (bocʿs) | |
| ablative | բոցոյ (bocʿoy) | բոցոց (bocʿocʿ) | |
| instrumental | բոցով (bocʿov) | բոցովք (bocʿovkʿ) | |
| locative | բոց (bocʿ) | բոցս (bocʿs) | |
| a singular genitive բոցւոյ (bocʿwoy) is also attested, which, if reliable, points to nominative *բոցի (*bocʿi) | |||
Derived terms
Terms derived from բոց (bocʿ)
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Descendants
- Armenian: բոց (bocʿ)
References
- ↑ Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 191
- ↑ Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1940) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun [History of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume I, Yerevan: University Press, pages 42–43
- ↑ Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բոց”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
Further reading
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բոց”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “բոց”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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