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Etymology edit

The root is մատ- (mat-), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (to meet, to approach), +‎ -չ- (-čʻ-). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *mōtą. Related to մօտ (mōt).

Verb edit

մատչիմ (matčʻim)  (aorist indicative մատեայ)

  1. (intransitive) to approach, to come close, to draw near, to advance, to present or offer oneself, to come, to appear
    յառաջ մատչելyaṙaǰ matčʻelto advance, to come or go forward
    հուպ մատչելhup matčʻelto approach, to draw near
    ի վեր մատչելi ver matčʻelto go higher up, to ascend
  2. (intransitive) to be presented, offered, celebrated

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Descendants edit

  • Armenian: մատչել (matčʻel)

References edit

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