մարել

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Armenian

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Etymology

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Originally a dialectal word, from Middle Armenian մարիլ (maril), from Old Armenian *մայրիմ (*mayrim), from մայր (mayr, darkness). Compare Armenian մայր մտնել (mayr mtnel, to set (of the sun)), Old Armenian ի մայր դարձուցանել (i mayr darjucʻanel, to put out, to extinguish, blow out)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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մարել (marel)

  1. (transitive) to put out, to extinguish (fire); to turn off (light)
    Synonym: հանգցնել (hangcʻnel)
  2. (transitive) to repay (debt)
  3. (intransitive) to go out (of light, fire); to die away; to fade
    Synonym: հանգչել (hangčʻel)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1913) “մարիլ”, in Hayerēn gawaṙakan baṙaran [Armenian Provincial Dictionary] (Ēminean azgagrakan žoġovacu; 9) (in Armenian), Tiflis: Lazarev Institute of Oriental Languages, pages 763–764
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մայր”, 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, pages 248–249