մած

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *meh₂ǵ- (“to knead”). Cognates include Old Church Slavonic мазати (mazati), мазь (mazĭ), масло (maslo) (Russian ма́зать (mázatʹ), мазь (mazʹ), ма́сло (máslo)), Ancient Greek μαγίς (magís, “any kneaded mass”), Middle Irish maistir (“to churn”) and Old English macian (English make).

Adjective

մած • (mac) indeclinable

  1. glued together, joined
  2. curdled, coagulated
  3. adhesive, sticking, adherent
  4. dense, compact

Derived terms

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մած”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մած”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մած”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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