ԲԱԺԱԿ Bazhak

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ԲՍԺՍԿ

ՄԱԺԱԿ ԽԱԱԺԱԿ

 

BAZHAK MAZHAK KHAZHAK

Mazhak is the historical Armenian name of Kesaria

Khazhak, at times used as a personal name in fact means “hazel eyed”;

 

http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/1849829/2/istockphoto_1849829-hazel-eye.jpg

 

ԲԱԺԱԿ/Bazhak

In another post we spoke about “toasting/ Kenats and bazhakajar #50;

 

http://hyeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=32417&pid=279213&st=40entry279213

See Rick Ney’s take of it;

http://www.tacentral.com/notes_story.asp?story_no=13

 

 

What does ԲԱԺԱԿ/bazhak really mean?

 

Hand cup;

 

http://images.inmagine.com/img/photoaltozenshui/yaa067/yaa067000005.jpg

 

Stone cup;

 

Paper cup;

 

http://www.cupmachine.net/image/cup/paper-cup2.jpg

 

 

ԲԱԺԱԿ

 

1. Գաւաթ(cup), ըմպանակ(drinking vessel). 2.( Փխբր նաեւ) Գինի, կամ ըմպելիք , որ բաժակի մէջ է լցուած. 3.Չարչարանքի, վշտի, ուրախութեան, սիրոյեւ փրկութեան նշան. 4 . Ծաղկի պարունակը

 

Some have interpreted it based on բաժանելbazhanel, “to divide”. This may be partially true as the cup divides the main container into portions, like “բաժակել/ բաժան ել”

The word is found in many other neighboring languages, all the way from Sanskrit, Assyrian , Persian and Hebrew.

 

Let us begin with #3

 

Common drinking glass;

http://www.chinatraderonline.com/Files/Gifts-and-Crafts/Cup/Glass%20Cup/Drinking-Glass-20402797430.jpg

 

Wine glass;

 

http://buycheapwineglasses.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/cheap-wine-glasses-1.jpg

 

Բաժակահարում

In fact the source says Բաժակահարութիւն**

Striking glasses, Clinking;

http://www.fotobank.ru/img/FC04-0707.jpg?size=l

**Harut, did you know this?

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Chalice;

http://www.stferd.org/images/vocation%20chalice.jpg

 

Here is what drinking vessels looked like before the invention of glass-Tass;

 

http://i.ebayimg.com/04/!Bp+2yWg!Wk~$(KGrHqEH-CkEuY25N(cdBLt2YMc)gQ~~_12.JPG

 

Skih;

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skih.jpg

 

http://www.arlis.am/Annexes%5C2%5CGT27_06page119.jpg

 

 

http://www.123pimpin.com/storedimage/cup.jpg

 

 

 

Pss.23

[5] Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over

Սեղան կը պատրաստես իմ առջեւիմ թշանմիրերուն դիմաց. Իմ գլուխը իւղով կոծես, իմ ԲԱԺԱԿԸ խիստ լեցուն է:

A bitter glass, much like the Socrates’ glass of Hemlock

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This?

Matt.26

[27] And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

[39] And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt.

[42] He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done.

 

39Եւ ﬕ փոքր առաջ գնալով՝ ընկաւ իր երեսի վրայ, աղօթեց ու ասաց. «Հա՛յր իմ, եթէ կարելի է, այս բաժակը թող ինձնից հեռու անցնի, բայց ոչ՝ ինչպէս ես եմ կաﬔնում, այլ՝ ինչպէս դու»: 40

 

 

ՍԿԻՀ

SKIH

There seems to be no such word. It seems to be ՍԿԻ/SKI without the ending H, which further redirects us to ՍԿԱՀ/skah ՄԵԾԲԱԺԱԿ/Large cup. From the Assyrian “esqefa”. Also note that “սկահակ/skahak” is the diminutive form to mean “small cup”.

Edited January 30, 2011 by Arpa