Մխիթար

See also: մխիթար

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian Մխիթար (Mxitʻar).

Pronunciation

Noun

Մխիթար • (Mxitʻar)

  1. a male given name, Mkhitar, Mekhitar

Declension

Derived terms

Old Armenian

Etymology

From մխիթար (mxitʻar, comfort, consolation, solace). According to Marr, calque of Biblical Hebrew נַחוּם (Naḥūm, Nahum, literally consolation).

Proper noun

Մխիթար • (Mxitʻar)

  1. a male given name, Mkhitar, Mekhitar

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: Մխիթար (Mxitʻar)

References

  • Ačaṙyan, Hračʻya (1946) “Մխիթար”, in Hayocʻ anjnanunneri baṙaran [Dictionary of Personal Names of Armenians] (Erewani petakan hamalsaran. Gitakan ašxatutʻyunner; 25) (in Armenian), volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 366
  • Marr, N. (1907) “Этимология имени Мхит̓ар и глагола mq̇iϑarel — утешать [The etymology of the name Mxitʿar and the verb mq̇iϑarel – to console]”, in Записки Восточного отделения Русского археологического общества (in Russian), volume 19 (1906), pages 30–31
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