Armenian

Noun

բաժ • ‎(baž)

1. (historical) a kind of indirect tax

Declension

References

• “բաժ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Iranian. Compare Middle Persian bʾc ‎(bāǰ, “tribute, tax”), from Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎪𐎶 ‎(bāji, “tribute, toll”); see there for more. Etymologically related to other Iranian borrowings: բաժանեմ ‎(bažanem, “to divide”) and բաժակ ‎(bažak, “cup”).

Noun

բաժ • ‎(baž)

1. impost, duty, tax, contribution, levy, custom

   բաժ անցից‎ ― baž ancʿicʿ ― toll

2. ransom

Declension

Synonyms

• (tax, duty): տուրք ‎(turkʿ), հարկ ‎(hark), մաքս ‎(makʿs)

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: բաժ ‎(baž)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “բաժ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “բաժ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy