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մինչ

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Old Armenian մինչ (minčʻ).

Pronunciation

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Preposition

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մինչ (minčʻ)

  1. till, until, to, as far as
    Synonym: մինչև (minčʻew)

Adverb

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մինչ (minčʻ)

  1. while, whilst

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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According to Ačaṙyan, the մի- (mi-) part is Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *smé and is cognate with Sanskrit स्म (sma), Ancient Greek μέν (mén), μήν (mḗn), whereas the ending -նչ (-nčʻ) is the same as in ի-նչ (i-nčʻ). According to others, մինչ (minčʻ) is a univerbation of մի (mi) +‎ ինչ (inčʻ).

Preposition

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մինչ (minčʻ)

  1. till, until, to, as far as
    մինչ զիminčʻ ziso that, in such a manner that
    մինչ այս մինչ այնminčʻ ays minčʻ aynmeantime, meanwhile, in the meantime, whilst these things were doing, during that time, in the interim

Adverb

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մինչ (minčʻ)

  1. while, whilst
  2. so that, in such a manner that

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մինչ (minčʻ) (learned)

References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մինչ”, 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, pages 322–323
  • Awetikʻean, Gabriēl (1815) Kʻerakanutʻiwn haykakan [Armenian grammar] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 255, page 106
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1837) “մինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 276bc
  • Bagratuni, Arsēn (1852) Hayerēn kʻerakanutʻiwn i pēts zargacʻelocʻ [Armenian grammar for advanced students] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 287, page 119, footnote 2
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 476a

Further reading

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