մատուռն

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier մարտուռն (martuṙn), from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, shrine of a martyr).

Noun

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մատուռն (matuṙn)

  1. martyr's shrine
  2. chapel, oratory
  3. all martyrs' day

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մատուռ (matuṙ)
  • Georgian: მატური (maṭuri)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մատուռն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մատուռն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press