Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Armenian մարխ (marx).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

մարխ (marx)

  1. (dialectal) resinous wood that ignites easily

Declension edit

References edit

  • Amatuni, Sahak (1912) “մարխ”, in Hayocʻ baṙ u ban [Armenian Words and Idioms] (in Armenian), Vagharshapat: Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin
  • Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “մարխ”, in Hayocʻ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectal Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan

Middle Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Said to be from Persian مرخ (marx),[1][2] but this is doubtful in view of the variant form մախր (maxr). Related to Northern Kurdish merx (a variety of juniper), Arabic مَرْخ (marḵ, Leptadenia pyrotechnica), Akkadian 𒎌 (MEŠ /⁠miḫru⁠/, a fir tree”, “possibly Juniperus excelsa), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎃𐎗 (mḫr, a conifer, only retained in a place-name). All possibly continuing Hurrian 𒈠𒄴𒊑 (ma-aḫ-ri /⁠māḫri⁠/, juniper).[3] Compare also Lak мархъ (marq), Budukh мерх (merx, birch).

Noun edit

մարխ (marx) (genitive singular մարխի)

  1. a kind of a resinous conifer, perhaps Pinus pinea or Pinus cembra
    Synonym: մարխի (marxi)
  2. the resinous wood of this tree that ignites easily
    • 13th century, Girkʿ Vastakocʿ [Geoponica] 52:
      [] եւ ապա ա՛ռ սեւ ձիւթ եւ կվենւոյ փայտի կամ մարխի սղոցուքով []
      [] ew apa áṙ sew jiwtʻ ew kvenwoy pʻayti kam marxi sġocʻukʻov []

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: մարխ (marx)

References edit

  1. ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մարխ”, 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 284b
  2. ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մարխ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 517a
  3. ^ Greppin, John A. C. (1991) “The Survival of Ancient Anatolian and Mesopotamian Vocabulary Until the Present”, in Journal of Near Eastern Studies[1], volume 50, number 3, pages 206–207

Further reading edit

  • “miḫru”, in The Assyrian Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago (CAD)[2], volume 10, M, part 2, Chicago: University of Chicago Oriental Institute, 1977, page 60
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մարխ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ġazaryan, Ṙ. S., Avetisyan, H. M. (2009) “մարխ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 502b
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մարխ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Watson, Wilfred G. E. (2004) “A Botanical Snapshot of Ugaritic”, in Aula Orientalis[3], volume 22, number 1, Barcelona, pages 115–116
  • Fournet, Arnaud (2013) “About the Vocalic System of Armenian Words of Substratic Origin”, in Archív Orientalni[4], volume 81, number 2, pages 207–222