Armenian

Alternative forms

• մռեղ ‎(mṙeł)

Noun

մղեղ • ‎(młeł)

1. chaff

Declension

References

• Sargsyan, Artem et al., editors (2001–2012), “մղեղ”, in Hayocʿ lezvi barbaṙayin baṙaran [Dialectological Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan
• “մղեղ”, in Žamanakakicʿ hayocʿ lezvi bacʿatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, 1969–1980

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably a reduplication of *մուլ- ‎(*mul-) or a related descendant of Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- ‎(“to grind”). Compare also մղմեղ ‎(młmeł) and Old High German melm ‎(“dust, sand”).

Noun

մղեղ • ‎(młeł)

1. dust, chaff, ash

   մղեղ հրոյ‎ ― młeł hroy ― spark

   ի մղեղ փոխել‎ ― i młeł pʿoxel ― to turn to ashes, to he burnt to ashes

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: մղեղ ‎(młeł)
• Middle Armenian: մռեղ ‎(mṙeł)
  • Armenian: մռեղ ‎(mṙeł)

References

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մղեղ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մղեղ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մղեղ”, 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 471