մայրենի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մայրենի (mayreni); see below.

Pronunciation

Adjective

մայրենի • (mayreni)

  1. maternal
  2. (figuratively) native, home
    մայրենի լեզուmayreni lezumother tongue, first language, native language
  3. (nominalized) mother tongue, first language, native language (shortening of մայրենի լեզու)

Declension

Old Armenian

Etymology

մայր (mayr) + -ենի (-eni)

Adjective

մայրենի • (mayreni)

  1. maternal, motherly; by mother's side
    մայրենի հաւmayreni hawmaternal grandfather
    մայրենիքmayrenikʻmother's country or birth-place

Declension

Descendants

  • Armenian: մայրենի (mayreni)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մայրենի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մայրենի”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
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