մայրենի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մայրենի (mayreni); see below.

Pronunciation

Adjective

մայրենի (mayreni)

  1. maternal
  2. (figuratively) native, home
    մայրենի լեզուmayreni lezumother tongue, first language, native language
  3. (as a noun) mother tongue, first language, native language (shortening of մայրենի լեզու)

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology

մայր (mayr) + -ենի (-eni)

Adjective

մայրենի (mayreni)

  1. maternal, motherly; by mother's side
    մայրենի հաւmayreni hawmaternal grandfather
    մայրենիքmayrenikʿmother's country or birth-place

Declension

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), մայրենի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), մայրենի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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