Armenian

Alternative forms

• մամա ‎(mama)

Noun

մամ • ‎(mam)

1. (dialectal) grandmother
2. (dialectal) mother

Declension

Derived terms

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 446

Middle Armenian

Etymology

A nursery word of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare Latin mamma, Lithuanian mamà, Russian мама ‎(mama), Welsh mam, Persian مام ‎(mām).

Noun

մամ • ‎(mam), genitive singular մամու ‎(mamu)

1. mother
2. grandmother

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: մամ ‎(mam)

References

• Łazaryan, Ṙ. S.; Avetisyan, H. M. (2009), “մամ”, in Miǰin hayereni baṙaran [Dictionary of Middle Armenian] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մամ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մամ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 446