մահիճք

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is unknown.[1][2] J̌ahukyan compares with Arabic مَهْجَع (mahjaʕ, bedroom, dormitory).[3]

Noun

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մահիճք (mahičkʻpl

  1. bed
    ի մահիճս մահուi mahičs mahuon one's deathbed
    անկեալ դնիլ ի մահիճսankeal dnil i mahičsto take to one's bed, to keep one's bed, to be bedridden
    ելանել յօտար մահիճս, յանցանել ըստ մահիճս իւրelanel yōtar mahičs, yancʻanel əst mahičs iwrto defile another's bed
  2. coffin

Declension

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Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մահիճ (mahič)
  • Middle Armenian: մահիջ (mahiǰ)

References

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  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մահիճ”, 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 235ab
  2. ^ Olsen, Birgit Anette (1999) The noun in Biblical Armenian: origin and word-formation: with special emphasis on the Indo-European heritage (Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs; 119), Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, page 951
  3. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մահիճ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 502b

Further reading

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