Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From *միղձ- (*miłj-), which is a by-form of միծ (mic) influenced by մղձկեմ (młjkem), +‎ -ութիւն (-utʻiwn).

Noun

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մղձկութիւն (młjkutʻiwn)

  1. duskiness, darkness (of smoke)

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մձութիւն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մձութիւն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “միծ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 469