մամ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- մամա (mama)
Etymology
From Middle Armenian մամ (mam).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [mɑm]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [mɑm]
Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մամ (mam) | մամեր (mamer) | ||
| dative | մամի (mami) | մամերի (mameri) | ||
| ablative | մամից (mamicʿ) | մամերից (mamericʿ) | ||
| instrumental | մամով (mamov) | մամերով (mamerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | մամը/մամն (mamə/mamn) | մամերը/մամերն (mamerə/mamern) | ||
| dative | մամին (mamin) | մամերին (mamerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | մամս (mams) | մամերս (mamers) | ||
| dative | մամիս (mamis) | մամերիս (mameris) | ||
| ablative | մամիցս (mamicʿs) | մամերիցս (mamericʿs) | ||
| instrumental | մամովս (mamovs) | մամերովս (mamerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | մամդ (mamd) | մամերդ (mamerd) | ||
| dative | մամիդ (mamid) | մամերիդ (mamerid) | ||
| ablative | մամիցդ (mamicʿd) | մամերիցդ (mamericʿd) | ||
| instrumental | մամովդ (mamovd) | մամերովդ (mamerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Derived terms
- մամուկ (mamuk)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 446
Middle Armenian
Etymology
A nursery word, possibly of Proto-Indo-European heritage. Compare Latin mamma, Lithuanian mamà, Russian ма́ма (máma), Welsh mam, Persian مام (mâm).
Derived terms
- երկմամ (erkmam)
- մամիկ (mamik)
Descendants
- Armenian: մամ (mam)
References
- Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “մամ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 446
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