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Armenian
Etymology
The origin is unknown.[1] Not recorded in Old or Middle Armenian literature or in the dialects. The dictionaries treat it as a new word.[2][3][4] The earliest attestation is in Baṙgirkʿ Haykazean lezui.[5] Perhaps an artificial coinage based on մոյթ (moytʻ).[6]
Pronunciation
Noun
մայթ • (maytʻ)
- pavement, sidewalk
- Synonym: լրիկ (lrik)
Declension
Derived terms
References
- ^ Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մայթ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, page 245
- ^ J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1804) “marciapiede”, in Baṙaran yitalakan lezuē i hay ew i tačik barbaṙ [Dizionario Italiano-Armeno-Turco], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 485a
- ^ J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “մայթ”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 944b
- ^ Norayr N. Biwzandacʻi (1882–1884) “trottoir”, in Baṙagirkʻ i gałłierēn lezuē i hayerēn [Dictionnaire français-arménien], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian Press, page 1247b
- ^ Mxitʻar Sebastacʻi (1749) “մայթ”, in Baṙgirkʻ Haykazean lezui [Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume I, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 611a
- ^ J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “մայթ”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 505b
Further reading
- Kʻaǰuni, Manuēl (1893) “մայթ”, in Baṙgirkʻ aruesticʻ ew gitutʻeancʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ. Hamaṙōt baṙgirkʻ gitutʻeancʻ ew aruesticʻ ew gełecʻik dprutʻeancʻ hayerēn-gałłieren [Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres. Concise Armenian–French Dictionary of Arts and Sciences and Belles Lettres], volume III (overall work in Old Armenian and French), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 156a
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1972) Hay barbaṙagitutʻyan neracutʻyun [Introduction into Armenian Dialectology] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 330