մարզ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word մարզ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word մարզ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say մարզ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word մարզ you have here. The definition of the word մարզ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofմարզ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian մարզ (marz).

Pronunciation

Noun

մարզ (marz)

  1. region
  2. marz (of Armenia)

Declension

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

An Iranian borrowing; compare Middle Persian (mlc /⁠marz⁠/, boundary, march), Persian مرز (marz, boundary, border, frontier)

Noun

մարզ (marz)

  1. frontier, province

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: մարզ (marz)

Further reading

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մարզ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մարզ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Hübschmann, Heinrich (1897) Armenische Grammatik. 1. Theil: Armenische Etymologie (in German), Leipzig: Breitkopf & Härtel, page 193
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մարզ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy