մաղթ
Old Armenian
Etymology
According to Martirosyan from Proto-Armenian *maɫ(d)tʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European *mldʰ-ti-, a *-ti-deverbative with a regular zero-grade of *mel-dʰ-. Cognate with Lithuanian maldýti (“to implore”), Proto-Slavic *modlìti (“to ask, pray”), Hittite 𒈠𒀀𒀠𒁲 (māldi, “to recite, make a vow”), German melden.
Declension
i-type
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | մաղթ (małtʿ) | մաղթք (małtʿkʿ) | |
| genitive | մաղթի (małtʿi) | մաղթից (małtʿicʿ) | |
| dative | մաղթի (małtʿi) | մաղթից (małtʿicʿ) | |
| accusative | մաղթ (małtʿ) | մաղթս (małtʿs) | |
| ablative | մաղթէ (małtʿē) | մաղթից (małtʿicʿ) | |
| instrumental | մաղթիւ (małtʿiw) | մաղթիւք (małtʿiwkʿ) | |
| locative | մաղթի (małtʿi) | մաղթս (małtʿs) |
Derived terms
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մաղթ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մաղթ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մաղթ”, 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
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 445
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