Old Armenian

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Etymology

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According to Ačaṙyan, from Akkadian 𒈠𒄩𒊒 (maḫāru, to face, to confront; to oppose). J̌ahukyan considers the similarity with the Akkadian accidental and prefers the connection with Ancient Greek μάχομαι (mákhomai), μάχη (mákhē), supposing a common origin, perhaps a substrate word of the form *makh-.

Verb

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մաքառիմ (makʻaṙim)

  1. to combat, to fight, to come to blows
  2. to wrangle, to quarrel, to dispute, to discuss, to argue

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մաքառել (makʻaṙel)

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