მატიანე

Georgian

Etymology

From Old Georgian მატიანი (maṭiani), მატიანე (maṭiane).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /matʼiane/
  • Hyphenation: მა‧ტი‧ა‧ნე

Noun

მატიანე • (maṭiane) (plural მატიანეები)

  1. saints' lives, hagiography (of saints), hagiology
  2. chronicle

Inflection

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Derived terms

  • მემატიანე (memaṭiane)

Old Georgian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle Persian mʾtgdʾn' (mādayān), according to Ačaṙean via Old Armenian մատեան (matean, book, scroll, parchment, manuscript), which is from the same source.

Noun

მატიანე • (maṭiane)

  1. story
  2. book
  3. deed (document)

Descendants

  • Georgian: მატიანე (maṭiane)

References

  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “մատեան”, 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, page 269b
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