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Old Armenian
Etymology
The original spelling is մաւտ (mawt), from the same Proto-Indo-European root as մատչիմ (matčʻim); see it.
Preposition
մօտ • (mōt)
- (with accusative) near, nigh, next, close by, by
- մօտ այսր ― mōt aysr ― near to this place
- մօտ առ մօտ, մօտ ի մօտ, մօտ ի մօտոյ ― mōt aṙ mōt, mōt i mōt, mōt i mōtoy ― quite near or close, contiguously, thickly
- մօտ ընդ մօտ, մօտ ընդ հուպ ― mōt ənd mōt, mōt ənd hup ― soon, directly, instantly
- ի/ընդ մօտոյ, ի մօտէ, մօտուստ, ի մօտուստ ― i/ənd mōtoy, i mōtē, mōtust, i mōtust ― near, nearly, close by or to, next; soon, shortly, soon after; lately
- մօտ լինել ― mōt linel ― to be near or close to, to approach, to draw near
- ի մօտ կալ ― i mōt kal ― to stand near, to be present at, to attend
- մօտ կտրել ― mōt ktrel ― to cut quite short
- մօտ անցանել ― mōt ancʻanel ― to pass close to, or hard by
Usage notes
Also functioning as an adverb.
Adjective
մօտ • (mōt)
- near
- ընդ մօտ աւուրս ― ənd mōt awurs ― shortly, soon
- մօտ է առ քեզ յորժամ կամիցիս՝ կարող լինել ― mōt ē aṙ kʻez yoržam kamicʻis, karoł linel ― where there is a will there is a way
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “մօտ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “մօտ”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “մօտ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press