მაქმაჲ

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Old Georgian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek μαχμα (makhma), a transliteration of Biblical Hebrew מכבר (makbēr) found first in the Fourth Book of Kings 8:15. Later, the usage likely spread to other Christian texts.

By the time of Sulkhan-Saba Orbeliani, the word had been completely replaced by an Armenian borrowing მაქმანი (makmani).

Noun

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მაქმაჲ (makmay)

  1. thick cloth or a net

Further reading

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  • Abulaʒe, Ilia (1973) “მაქმაჲ”, in Ʒveli kartuli enis leksiḳoni (masalebi) [Dictionary of Old Georgian (Materials)]‎[1] (in Georgian), Tbilisi: Metsniereba, page 221