"բու" meaning in Old Armenian

See բու in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Of imitative origin. Compare Persian بوف (buf), Arabic بوم (būm), Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Latin būbō, Georgian ბუ (bu). Etymology templates: {{onomatopoeic|xcl|title=imitative}} imitative, {{noncog|fa|بوف|tr=buf}} Persian بوف (buf), {{noncog|ar|بوم|tr=būm}} Arabic بوم (būm), {{noncog|grc|βύας}} Ancient Greek βύας (búas), {{noncog|la|būbō}} Latin būbō, {{noncog|ka|ბუ}} Georgian ბუ (bu) Head templates: {{head|xcl|noun|cat2=|g=|head=}} բու • (bu), {{xcl-noun}} բու • (bu) Inflection templates: {{xcl-decl-noun|բու|11=բուոց|13=բու|15=բուս|17=բուոյ|19=բուոց|21=բուով|23=բուովք|25=բու|27=բուս|3=բուք|5=բուոյ|7=բուոց|9=բուոյ|note=|type=o-type}} Forms: bu [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], բու [nominative, singular], բուք [nominative, plural], բուոյ [genitive, singular], բուոց [genitive, plural], բուոյ [dative, singular], բուոց [dative, plural], բու [accusative, singular], բուս [accusative, plural], բուոյ [ablative, singular], բուոց [ablative, plural], բուով [instrumental, singular], բուովք [instrumental, plural], բու [locative, singular], բուս [locative, plural], բբու [alternative]
  1. owl Derived forms: բըւէճ (bəwēč), բըւիճակ (bəwičak), բուէճ (buēč), բուիճակ (buičak)
    Sense id: en-բու-xcl-noun-EPcSe5gL Categories (other): Old Armenian entries with incorrect language header, Old Armenian links with redundant alt parameters, Old Armenian links with redundant wikilinks, Old Armenian onomatopoeias, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Owls
     
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "բու"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Armenian: բու (bu)\nArmenian: բու (bu)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Armenian: բու (bu)\nArmenian: բու (bu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "title": "imitative"
      },
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      "name": "onomatopoeic"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fa",
        "2": "بوف",
        "tr": "buf"
      },
      "expansion": "Persian بوف (buf)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "بوم",
        "tr": "būm"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic بوم (būm)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "βύας"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek βύας (búas)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "būbō"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin būbō",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ka",
        "2": "ბუ"
      },
      "expansion": "Georgian ბუ (bu)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of imitative origin. Compare Persian بوف (buf), Arabic بوم (būm), Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Latin būbō, Georgian ბუ (bu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "xcl-noun-ո",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բու",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուք",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
      "roman": "buoy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
      "roman": "buocʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "բու",
      "roman": "bu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուս",
      "roman": "bus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
      "roman": "buoy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուով",
      "roman": "buov",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուովք",
      "roman": "buovkʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բու",
      "roman": "bu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուս",
      "roman": "bus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բբու",
      "roman": "bbu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "xcl",
        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "բու • (bu)",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "բու • (bu)",
      "name": "xcl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "բու",
        "11": "բուոց",
        "13": "բու",
        "15": "բուս",
        "17": "բուոյ",
        "19": "բուոց",
        "21": "բուով",
        "23": "բուովք",
        "25": "բու",
        "27": "բուս",
        "3": "բուք",
        "5": "բուոյ",
        "7": "բուոց",
        "9": "բուոյ",
        "note": "",
        "type": "o-type"
      },
      "name": "xcl-decl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Armenian",
  "lang_code": "xcl",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian links with redundant alt parameters",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Armenian onomatopoeias",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
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          "orig": "xcl:Owls",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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          "roman": "bəwēč",
          "word": "բըւէճ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "bəwičak",
          "word": "բըւիճակ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "buēč",
          "word": "բուէճ"
        },
        {
          "roman": "buičak",
          "word": "բուիճակ"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The owl is said to love more the night than the day.",
          "ref": "5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).8.1",
          "roman": "Translation by Gohar Muradyan",
          "text": "Զբուոյ ասեն, թէ զգիշեր քաջ սիրէ քան զտիւ։\nZbuoy asen, tʻē zgišer kʻaǰ sirē kʻan ztiw."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "owl"
      ],
      "id": "en-բու-xcl-noun-EPcSe5gL",
      "links": [
        [
          "owl",
          "owl"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "բու"
}

{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "bəwēč",
      "word": "բըւէճ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bəwičak",
      "word": "բըւիճակ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "buēč",
      "word": "բուէճ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "buičak",
      "word": "բուիճակ"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "axm",
            "2": "բու"
          },
          "expansion": "Middle Armenian: բու (bu)\nArmenian: բու (bu)",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Middle Armenian: բու (bu)\nArmenian: բու (bu)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "xcl",
        "title": "imitative"
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      },
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      },
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      },
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        "1": "ka",
        "2": "ბუ"
      },
      "expansion": "Georgian ბუ (bu)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Of imitative origin. Compare Persian بوف (buf), Arabic بوم (būm), Ancient Greek βύας (búas), Latin būbō, Georgian ბუ (bu).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "bu",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "բու",
      "roman": "bu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուք",
      "roman": "bukʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
      "roman": "buoy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
      "roman": "buocʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բու",
      "roman": "bu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուս",
      "roman": "bus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոյ",
      "roman": "buoy",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուոց",
      "roman": "buocʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուով",
      "roman": "buov",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուովք",
      "roman": "buovkʻ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բու",
      "roman": "bu",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բուս",
      "roman": "bus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "բբու",
      "roman": "bbu",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "noun",
        "cat2": "",
        "g": "",
        "head": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
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      "expansion": "բու • (bu)",
      "name": "xcl-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "բու",
        "11": "բուոց",
        "13": "բու",
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        "17": "բուոյ",
        "19": "բուոց",
        "21": "բուով",
        "23": "բուովք",
        "25": "բու",
        "27": "բուս",
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "xcl",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "Old Armenian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Old Armenian lemmas",
        "Old Armenian links with redundant alt parameters",
        "Old Armenian links with redundant wikilinks",
        "Old Armenian nouns",
        "Old Armenian onomatopoeias",
        "Old Armenian terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "xcl:Owls"
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The owl is said to love more the night than the day.",
          "ref": "5th century, with changes and additions in later centuries, Baroyaxōs [Physiologus] Earliest recension (TR).8.1",
          "roman": "Translation by Gohar Muradyan",
          "text": "Զբուոյ ասեն, թէ զգիշեր քաջ սիրէ քան զտիւ։\nZbuoy asen, tʻē zgišer kʻaǰ sirē kʻan ztiw."
        }
      ],
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}

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