მატური

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Georgian

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Etymology

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From Armenian մատուռ (matuṙ), from Ancient Greek μαρτύριον (martúrion, shrine of a martyr). Direct borrowing from Ancient Greek would have yielded Georgian *მარტული (*marṭuli).

Noun

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მატური (maṭuri)

  1. a quarter of the cemetery, where the dead of one family are buried

References

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  • 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
  • Čubinašvili, Niḳo (1812–1825) “მატური”, in Kartuli leksiḳoni rusulis targamaniturt [Georgian Explanatory Dictionary with Russian Commentaries]‎[1], Saint Petersburg: Imperial Academy of Sciences