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