մօտ

Alternative forms

• մաւտ (mawt)

Etymology

The original spelling is մաւտ (mawt), from the same Proto-Indo-European root as մատչիմ (matčʿim); see it.

Preposition

մօտ • (mōt)

1. (with accusative) near, nigh, next, close by, by

   մօտ այսր ― mōt aysr ― near to this place

   մօտ առ մօտ, մօտ ի մօտ, մօտ ի մօտոյ ― mōt aṙ mōt, mōt i mōt, mōt i mōtoy ― quite near or close, contiguously, thickly

   մօտ ընդ մօտ, մօտ ընդ հուպ ― mōt ənd mōt, mōt ənd hup ― soon, directly, instantly

   ի/ընդ մօտոյ, ի մօտէ, մօտուստ, ի մօտուստ ― i/ənd mōtoy, i mōtē, mōtust, i mōtust ― near, nearly, close by or to, next; soon, shortly, soon after; lately

   մօտ լինել ― mōt linel ― to be near or close to, to approach, to draw near

   ի մօտ կալ ― i mōt kal ― to stand near, to be present at, to attend

   մօտ կտրել ― mōt ktrel ― to cut quite short

   մօտ անցանել ― mōt ancʿanel ― to pass close to, or hard by

Adjective

մօտ • (mōt)

1. near

   ընդ մօտ աւուրս ― ənd mōt awurs ― shortly, soon

   մօտ է առ քեզ յորժամ կամիցիս՝ կարող լինել ― mōt ē aṙ kʿez yoržam kamicʿis, karoł linel ― where there is a will there is a way

References

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