Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From *մեյն- (*meyn-), from միայն (miayn).

Adjective

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մէն (mēn)

  1. one, only, sole
    մէն միmēn mieach, every one, each one
  2. alone

Declension

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Adverb

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մէն (mēn)

  1. only, solely

Usage notes

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The word has the following combining forms: մեն- (men-) and its misspelling մէն- (mēn-).

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: մեն (men)

References

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