մատ

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Armenian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Armenian մատն (matn).

Noun[edit]

մատ (mat)

  1. finger; toe
Usage notes[edit]

Has the combining form մատն- (matn-), as in Old Armenian.

Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Russian мат (mat).

Noun[edit]

մատ (mat)

  1. (chess) checkmate, mate
    մատ անելmat anelto mate
Declension[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

From Middle Armenian մատն (matn).

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

մատ (mat)

  1. (dialectal) hill
  2. (dialectal) slope
Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 452
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մատն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • մատ”, in Žamanakakicʻ hayocʻ lezvi bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980