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մատ

մատ

See also: Appendix:Variations of "mat"

Armenian

Pronunciation

Noun

մատ (mat)

  1. finger; toe
Declension

Etymology 2

From Russian мат (mat).

Noun

մատ (mat)

  1. (chess) checkmate, mate
    մատ անելmat anel ― to mate
Declension

Etymology 3

From Middle Armenian մատն (matn).

Alternative forms

  • մոդ (mod)
  • մադ (mad)

Noun

մատ (mat)

  1. (dialectal) hill
  2. (dialectal) slope
Declension

References

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 452
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), մատն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • մատ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980