մարել

Armenian

Etymology

Originally a dialectal word, from Middle Armenian մարիլ (maril), from Old Armenian *մայրիմ (*mayrim), from մայր (mayr, darkness). Compare Armenian մայր մտնել (mayr mtnel, to set (of the sun)), Old Armenian ի մայր դարձուցանել (i mayr darjucʿanel, to put out, to extinguish, blow out)

Pronunciation

Verb

մարել (marel)

  1. (transitive) to put out, to extinguish (fire); to turn off (light)
    Synonym: հանգցնել (hangcʿnel)
  2. (transitive) to repay (debt)
  3. (intransitive) to go out (of light, fire); to die away; to fade
    Synonym: հանգչել (hangčʿel)

Inflection

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1913), մարիլ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žołovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), մայր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 248–249
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