մամ

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian մամ (mam).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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մամ (mam)

  1. (dialectal) grandmother
  2. (dialectal) mother

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 446

Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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A nursery word, possibly of Proto-Indo-European heritage. Compare Latin mamma, Lithuanian mamà, Russian ма́ма (máma), Welsh mam, Persian مام (mâm).

Noun

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մամ (mam), genitive singular մամու (mamu)

  1. mother
  2. grandmother

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մամ (mam)

References

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  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “մամ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 446