մախտ

Armenian

Etymology

From Middle Armenian մախթ (maxtʻ), մաղթ (maġtʻ).

Noun

մախտ • (maxt)

1. (dialectal, Hamshen) resin of the մարխի (marxi) tree

Usage notes

In June, cuts are made by axes on the tree, and the resin is collected as it flows out from the cuts.

Further reading

• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մաղթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 239b
• Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1947) Kʻnnutʻyun Hamšeni barbaṙi [Study of Hamshen Dialect]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 244
• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2007), “մախտ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), volume IV, Yerevan: Hayastan, page 14a