մէգ

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Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃meygʰ-o- or *h₃meygʰ-eh₂-, from *h₃meygʰ- (fog, cloud). A borrowing from the Iranian cognates is formally possible (compare Parthian 𐫖𐫏𐫃 (myg /⁠mēγ⁠/)), but according to Martirosyan the existence of dialectal մգլել (mglel, to cloud), in view of its internal -l-, that is reminiscent of the Greek and Balto-Slavic forms, favours the native origin.

Noun

մէգ (mēg)

  1. mist, fog, darkness
    թանձր մէգtʻanjr mēgdense fog, thick mist

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: մեգ (meg)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մէգ”, 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) “մէգ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 386
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 466
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 11
  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մէգ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy