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մարի

մարի

Armenian

Noun

մարի (mari)

  1. hen, female chicken
  2. the female of any bird

Declension

Synonyms

  • (female chicken): հավ (hav)

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մարի (mari).

Noun

մարի (mari)

  1. female bee

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), մարի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), մարի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 453

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *mₔrih₂-teh₂- or *mₔrieh₂- or *morieh₂- or *mori(h₂)-teh₂-. Cognates include Sanskrit मर्य (márya, young man), Ancient Greek μεῖραξ (meîrax, young girl), Latin maritus, Lithuanian marti (daughter-in-law), Welsh merch (daughter).

Noun

մարի (mari)

  1. female bird, hen

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մարի (mari)
    • Northern Kurdish: marî (female partridge)
    • Zazaki: marî (female partridge)
  • Middle Armenian: մարի (mari)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), մարի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), մարի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), մարի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 453