Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian մառան (maṙan).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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մառան (maṙan)

  1. storeroom, larder, pantry
  2. wine cellar

Declension

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From earlier *մարրան (*marran), from Classical Syriac ܡܕܢܐ (maddānāʼ, storehouse).

Noun

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մառան (maṙan)

  1. pantry, storeroom, cellar, larder, buttery
  2. wine cellar, wine vault

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մառան (maṙan), մարան (maran)
  • Georgian: მარანი (marani)

Further reading

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մառան”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մառան”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մառան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press