Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From մած (mac) +‎ -ան- (-an-).

Verb

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մածանիմ (macanim)  (aorist indicative մածայ)

  1. (intransitive) to be glued, to stick or cling to, to adhere
  2. (intransitive) to curdle, to coagulate, to clot, to congeal
  3. (intransitive) to join, to unite (also of a man and woman)

Conjugation

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մածնել (macnel), մածվել (macvel)

References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մածանիմ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մածանիմ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy