մայրենի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մայրենի (mayreni); see below.

Pronunciation

Adjective

մայրենի • (mayreni)

  1. maternal
  2. (figuratively) native, home
    մայրենի լեզու ― mayreni lezu ― mother tongue, first language, native language
  3. (nominalized) 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 հաւ ― mayreni haw ― maternal grandfather
    մայրենիք ― mayrenikʻ ― mother's country or birth-place

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մայրենի (mayreni)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մայրենի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մայրենի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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