# վզան
## Armenian
### Etymology

From Old Armenian վզան (vzan).

### Pronunciation

* (Eastern Armenian) IPA: /vəˈzɑn/, [vəzɑ́n]
* (Western Armenian) IPA: /vəˈzɑn/, [vəzɑ́n]
* Hyphenation: վը‧զան

### Adjective

վզան • (vzan) (superlative ամենավզան)
* (poetic, rare) holding the neck high
* (figuratively) haughty, stiff-necked

#### Declension

i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian) :
| | singular | plural |
| nominative | վզան (vzan) | վզաններ (vzanner) |
| dative | վզանի (vzani) | վզանների (vzanneri) |
| ablative | վզանից (vzanicʻ) | վզաններից (vzannericʻ) |
| instrumental | վզանով (vzanov) | վզաններով (vzannerov) |
| locative | — | — |
| | definite forms | definite forms |
| nominative | վզանը/վզանն (vzanə/vzann) | վզանները/վզաններն (vzannerə/vzannern) |
| dative | վզանին (vzanin) | վզաններին (vzannerin) |
| | 1st person possessive forms (my) | 1st person possessive forms (my) |
| nominative | վզանս (vzans) | վզաններս (vzanners) |
| dative | վզանիս (vzanis) | վզաններիս (vzanneris) |
| ablative | վզանիցս (vzanicʻs) | վզաններիցս (vzannericʻs) |
| instrumental | վզանովս (vzanovs) | վզաններովս (vzannerovs) |
| locative | — | — |
| | 2nd person possessive forms (your) | 2nd person possessive forms (your) |
| nominative | վզանդ (vzand) | վզաններդ (vzannerd) |
| dative | վզանիդ (vzanid) | վզաններիդ (vzannerid) |
| ablative | վզանիցդ (vzanicʻd) | վզաններիցդ (vzannericʻd) |
| instrumental | վզանովդ (vzanovd) | վզաններովդ (vzannerovd) |
| locative | — | — |

### References

* “վզան”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980
* Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “վզան”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

## Old Armenian
### Etymology

As is already suggested by Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui, composed of վիզ (viz, “neck”) +‎ -ան (-an). Accepted by J̌ahukyan. For the semantics compare the Old Armenian expression վիզ ամբառնալ (viz ambaṙnal, “to become rebellious, proud, insubordinate”), ընդվզիմ (əndvzim), English stiff-necked, Russian жестоковыйный (žestokovyjnyj). Ačaṙyan unnecessarily rejects this etymology and leaves the origin of the word open.

### Adjective

վզան • (vzan)
* haughty, uncontrolled, stiff-necked

#### Derived terms

* վզանիմ (vzanim)
* վզանութիւն (vzanutʻiwn)
* վզանումն (vzanumn)
* վզանուտ (vzanut)

#### Descendants

* Armenian: վզան (vzan)

### References

* Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “վզան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “վզան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
* Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “վզան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
* J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “վզան”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 711a