Armenian

Alternative forms

• մաճառ ‎(mačaṙ)

Noun

մաճար • ‎(mačar)

1. must, partially fermented wine

Declension

Synonyms

• քաղցու ‎(kʿałcʿu)

Middle Armenian

Etymology

Ačaṙean leaves the origin open.

According to J̌ahukyan the root is *մաճ- ‎(*mač-), probably from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂dyo-, from *meh₂d-, and related to մաճառակ ‎(mačaṙak, “fresh cheese”) and մաճառ ‎(mačaṙ, “brine”).

Noun

մաճար • ‎(mačar)

1. must, partially fermented wine
   • 14th century, Grigor Tatʿewacʿi, Girkʿ kʾarozutʿean, Amaṙan hator 8

     խաղող էր և եղև քաղցու և մաճար և գինի և քացախ

   • 16–17th centuries, Eremia Mełrecʿi or Sargis Evdokiacʿi, Baṙgirkʿ hayocʿ [Armenian Dictionary]

     մաճար· խակակոյթ գինի

     mačar = unripe wine

Descendants

• Armenian: մաճար ‎(mačar)
• Georgian: მაჭარი ‎(mač̣ari)

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մաճար”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935, page 242a
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “մաճար”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 504a
• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “մաճար”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 489a