մրջիւն
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- մրջիմն (mrǰimn)
Etymology
From earlier մրջիմն (mrǰimn), from Proto-Indo-European *morw-. Cognate with Ancient Greek μύρμηξ (múrmēx), Latin formica, Sanskrit वम्र (vamra), Persian مور (môr), Russian муравей (muravej).
Noun
մրջիւն • (mrǰiwn)
- ant
- մրջիւնք, կոյտ/բազմութիւն մրջեանց ― mrǰiwnkʿ, koyt/bazmutʿiwn mrǰeancʿ ― ant-hill, ant hillock
- հարսնուկ մրջեանց ― harsnuk mrǰeancʿ ― ant's eggs
Declension
n-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մրջիւն (mrǰiwn) | մրջիւնք (mrǰiwnkʿ) | |
| genitive | մրջեան (mrǰean) | մրջեանց (mrǰeancʿ) | |
| dative | մրջեան (mrǰean) | մրջեանց (mrǰeancʿ) | |
| accusative | մրջիւն (mrǰiwn) | մրջիւնս (mrǰiwns) | |
| ablative | մրջենէ (mrǰenē) | մրջեանց (mrǰeancʿ) | |
| instrumental | մրջեամբ (mrǰeamb) | մրջեամբք (mrǰeambkʿ) | |
| locative | մրջեան (mrǰean) | մրջիւնս (mrǰiwns) | |
| the plural can be մրջեանք (mrǰeankʿ) | |||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: մրջյուն (mrǰyun)
- Middle Armenian: մրջում (mrǰum), մռջում (mṙǰum)
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մրջիւն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մրջիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մրջիւն”, 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 483
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