# бахмат
## Russian
### Alternative forms

* бахма́тъ (baxmát) — Pre-reform orthography (1918)

### Etymology

It is considered a borrowing from a Turkic (Crimean Tatar, or rather Nogai) language paχn at, in which it is explained (according to Lokotsch and Miklosich, for example) as a compound word formed from Persian پهن (pahn, “wide, broad”) (cf. Ottoman Turkish پهن (pehn)) + at (“horse”) of Common Turkic origin (cf. Nogai at, Crimean Tatar at). Vasmer considers this highly unlikely.
* Menges derives it from a Turkic form of the name Mähmäd ("Mohammed") (cf. Old East Slavic Бохмитъ (Boxmitŭ, “Магомет/Magomet”).
Cognates include Ukrainian бахма́т (baxmát) and Polish bachmat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɐxˈmat]

### Noun

бахма́т • (baxmát) m anim (genitive бахма́та, nominative plural бахма́ты, genitive plural бахма́тов)
* small, strong horse
* klepper, pony

#### Related terms

* Бахме́т (Baxmét)
* бахме́тка (baxmétka)

### References

* ↑ Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, pages 11-12
* ↑ Miklosich, Fr. (1886) Etymologisches Worterbuch der slavischen Sprachen‎, Wien: Wien W. Braumüller, page 414
* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бахмат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бахмат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

### Further reading

* бахмат in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

* It is considered a borrowing from a Turkic (Crimean Tatar, or rather Nogai) language paχn at, in which it is explained (according to Lokotsch and Miklosich, for example) as a compound word formed from Persian پهن (pahn, “wide, broad”) (cf. Ottoman Turkish پهن (pehn)) + at (“horse”) of Common Turkic origin (cf. Nogai at, Crimean Tatar at). Vasmer considers this highly unlikely.
* Menges derives it from a Turkic form of the name Mähmäd ("Mohammed") (cf. Old East Slavic Бохмитъ (Boxmitŭ, “Магомет/Magomet”).
Cognates include Russian бахма́т (baxmát) and Polish bachmat.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bɐxˈmat]

### Noun

бахма́т • (baxmát) m animal (genitive бахма́та, nominative plural бахма́ти, genitive plural бахма́тів)
* war riding horse; palfrey; pack horse

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Lokotsch, Karl (1927) Etymologisches Wörterbuch der europäischen Wörter orientalischen Ursprungs (in German), Heidelberg: Carl Winter’s Universitätsbuchhandlung, § 128, pages 11-12
* ↑ Miklosich, Fr. (1886) Etymologisches Worterbuch der slavischen Sprachen‎, Wien: Wien W. Braumüller, page 414
* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бахмат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
* ↑ Melnychuk, O. S., editor (1982–2012), “бахмат”, in Етимологічний словник української мови [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* ↑ Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “бахмат”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “бахмат”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “бахмат”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)