𐽼𐽳𐽴

Old Uyghur

Alternative forms

• 𐫛𐫇𐫉 (pwz /⁠böz⁠/)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Ancient Greek βύσσος (bússos), ultimately from Proto-Semitic *būṣ-. Cognate with Arabic بَزّ (bazz, “garment”), Aramaic בּוּצָא (būṣā, “byssus”), Classical Syriac ܒܘܨܐ (būṣā, “flax”), Chuvash пӳс (püs), Karakhanid بوُزْ (bȫz) and Turkish bez.

Compare also Mongolian бөс (bös), Jurchen 卜素 (/⁠*pu-su⁠/) and Manchu ᠪᠣᠰᠣ (boso), Turkic borrowings.

Noun

𐽼𐽳𐽴 (pwz /böz/)

1. cloth

   Synonyms: 𐾀𐽰𐽺𐽽𐽳 (tanču), 𐽶𐽰𐽲𐾁𐽶𐽲 (yaglïk)

   𐾀𐽳𐽳 𐾁𐽳𐽷 𐽶𐽳𐽹𐽻𐽰𐽲𐾄 𐽼𐽳𐽶𐽴 𐾀𐽳𐽲𐾄𐽹𐽰𐽷

   tüülüg, yumšak böz tokmak

   to weave a downy, soft fabric

2. (sewing) flaxen cloth

   Synonyms: 𐽵𐽳𐽹𐽰 (huma), 𐽷𐽰𐾀𐽰𐽺 (keten), 𐽷𐽳𐽿𐽳𐽹𐽳𐽷 (košomok)

3. (sewing, clothing) cotton clothing

   Synonyms: 𐽽𐽰𐽷𐽾𐽰𐽷 (čäkräk), 𐽷𐽼𐽰𐽻 (kepez), 𐽹𐽶𐽺 (mén), 𐽰𐽳𐾁𐽼𐽰𐽲 (olpak), 𐽶𐽰𐽼𐽲𐽳𐾀 (yapgut)

4. (knitting, rare) weave, braid

Declension

Declension of 𐽼𐽳𐽴

	singular	definite plural
nominative	𐽼𐽳𐽴 (pwz)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾 (pwzlʾr)
genitive	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (pwznwnk)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (pwzlʾrnynk)
dative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰 (pwzkʾ)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (pwzlʾrkʾ)
accusative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽲 (pwzwq) 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽶 (pwzny)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (pwzlʾryq) 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (pwzlʾrny)
locative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽰 (pwztʾ)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (pwzlʾrtʾ)
ablative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽶𐽺 (pwztyn)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (pwzlʾrtyn)
instrumental	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽺 (pwzwn)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (pwzlʾryn)
equative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽽𐽰 (pwzcʾ)
directive	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (pwzkʾrw)
similative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (pwzlʾyw)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Either;

• An anthimeric (zero derivation) form of Proto-Turkic *buz- (“to spoil”). In that case; cognate with Chuvash пӑс (păs), Turkish bozmak, Bashkir боҙоу (boźow).
• Borrowed from Classical Persian بغض (buğz, “hate”), which in turn is from Arabic بَغَضَ (baḡaḍa, “to hate, detest, loathe”).

Noun

𐽼𐽳𐽴 (boz)

1. hatred, disgust, grudge

Declension

Declension of 𐽼𐽳𐽴

	singular	definite plural
nominative	𐽼𐽳𐽴 (pwz)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾 (pwzlʾr)
genitive	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽳𐽺𐽷 (pwznwnk)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶𐽺𐽷 (pwzlʾrnynk)
dative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰 (pwzkʾ)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽰 (pwzlʾrkʾ)
accusative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽲 (pwzwq) 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽺𐽶 (pwzny)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (pwzlʾryq) 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽺𐽶 (pwzlʾrny)
locative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽰 (pwztʾ)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽰 (pwzlʾrtʾ)
ablative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾀𐽶𐽺 (pwztyn)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐾀𐽶𐽺 (pwzlʾrtyn)
instrumental	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽳𐽺 (pwzwn)	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽺 (pwzlʾryn)
equative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽽𐽰 (pwzcʾ)
directive	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽷𐽰𐽾𐽳 (pwzkʾrw)
similative	𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽰𐽶𐽳 (pwzlʾyw)

Derived terms

• 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐾁𐽳𐽲 (bozlug, “spiteful”)

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *boŕ. Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰉𐰆𐰔 (boz), Turkish boz, Yakut бороҥ (boroñ).

Adjective

𐽼𐽳𐽴 (boz)

1. gray, brownish gray
   • undated, Exhortation directed to laity to give alms (TT13.15)‎^[1], BT13.15.06.06‎^[2]:

     𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽼𐽳𐾁𐽶𐾀 𐽶𐽲 𐽰𐽳𐽾𐽸𐽳𐾁𐽳 𐾈

     Boz bulïtïg örṭülü […]

     […] with overcast gray clouds […]

Derived terms

• 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽰𐽵𐾄 (bozak, “ashen color”)
• 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽰𐽾𐽷𐽳 (bozargu, “brown”)

See also

Colors in Old Uyghur · 𐽼𐽳𐽸𐽳𐽲 (pwdwq /⁠bodug⁠/), 𐽰𐽳𐽶𐽺𐽷 (ʾwynk /⁠öŋ⁠/) (layout · text)

𐽰𐽰𐽲 (ʾʾq /⁠ak⁠/), 𐽽𐽰𐽲𐽰𐽺 (cʾqʾn /⁠čagan⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽿𐽲𐽰 (qyšqʾ /⁠kïšga⁠/), 𐽶𐽳𐽾𐽳𐽺𐽷 (ywrwnk /⁠yürüŋ⁠/)	𐽼𐽳𐽴 (pwz /⁠boz⁠/), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽷 (kwyk /⁠kök⁠/)	𐽲𐽰𐽾𐽰 (qʾrʾ /⁠kara⁠/)
𐽰𐽰𐾁 (ʾʾl /⁠al⁠/), 𐽽𐽳𐽴𐽰 (cwzʾ /⁠čuza⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽶𐾁 (qyzqyl /⁠kïzgïl⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽶𐾁 (qyzyl /⁠kïzïl⁠/)	𐽰𐽰𐾁 𐽻𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (ʾʾl sʾryq /⁠al sarïg⁠/), 𐽰𐽰𐽾 (ʾʾr /⁠ar⁠/), 𐽼𐽳𐽴𐽶𐽾𐽲𐽳 (pwzyrqw /⁠bozïrgu⁠/), 𐽶𐽰𐽲𐽶𐽴 (yʾqyz /⁠yagïz⁠/)	𐽻𐽰𐽾𐽶𐽲 (sʾryq /⁠sarïg⁠/), 𐽷𐽾𐽰𐽴𐽰𐽷𐽲 (krʾzʾkq /⁠karaža⁠/)
	𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽷 (kwyk /⁠kök⁠/), 𐽶𐽰𐽿 (yʾš /⁠yaš⁠/), 𐽶𐽰𐽿𐽶𐾁 (yʾšyl /⁠yašïl⁠/), 𐽴𐽾𐽲𐽳𐽺𐽽 (zrqwnc /⁠zargunč⁠/)
𐽽𐽰𐽽 (cʾc /⁠čač⁠/)	𐽽𐽰𐽷𐽶𐽾 (cʾkyr /⁠čakïr⁠/), 𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽷 (kwyk /⁠kök⁠/)	𐽷𐽳𐽶𐽷𐽳𐽿 (kwykwš /⁠köküš⁠/), 𐽾𐽴𐽰𐽱𐽾𐾀 (rzʾβrt /⁠razavart⁠/)
𐽾𐽴𐽰𐽱𐽾𐾀 (rzʾβrt /⁠razavart⁠/), 𐽶𐽶𐽼𐽷𐽶𐽺 (yypkyn /⁠yipgin⁠/)	𐽶𐽶𐽼𐽷𐽶𐽺 (yypkyn /⁠yipgin⁠/), 𐽶𐽶𐽼𐽳𐽺 (yypwn /⁠yipün⁠/)	𐽽𐽶𐽱𐽻𐽶𐽲 (cyβsyq /⁠čivsig⁠/), 𐽽𐽳𐽶𐽷𐽻𐽶𐽲 (cwyksyq /⁠čögsig⁠/), 𐽲𐽶𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽺 (qyzqʾn /⁠kïzgan⁠/), 𐽻𐽰𐽴𐽲𐽰𐽺 (sʾzqʾn /⁠sazgan⁠/)

References

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