მატიანე

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Old Georgian მატიანი (maṭiani), მატიანე (maṭiane).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /matʼiane/
  • Hyphenation: მა‧ტი‧ა‧ნე

Noun

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მატიანე (maṭiane) (plural მატიანეები)

  1. saints' lives, hagiography (of saints), hagiology
  2. chronicle

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Old Georgian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Persian mʾtgdʾn' (mādayān), according to Ačaṙean via Old Armenian մատեան (matean, book, scroll, parchment, manuscript), which is from the same source.

Noun

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მატიანე (maṭiane)

  1. story
  2. book
  3. deed (document)

Descendants

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  • Georgian: მატიანე (maṭiane)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մատեան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 269b