մինչ

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian մինչ (minčʿ).

Pronunciation

Preposition

մինչ • (minčʿ)

  1. till, until, to, as far as
    Synonym: մինչև (minčʿew)

Adverb

մինչ • (minčʿ)

  1. while, whilst

Old Armenian

Etymology

According to Ačaṙyan, the մի- (mi-) part is Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *smé and is congate with Sanskrit स्म (sma), Ancient Greek μέν (mén), μήν (mḗn), whereas the ending -նչ (-nčʿ) is the same as in ի-նչ (i-nčʿ). According to others, մինչ (minčʿ) is a univerbation of մի (mi) +‎ ինչ (inčʿ).

Preposition

մինչ • (minčʿ)

  1. till, until, to, as far as
    մինչ զի ― minčʿ zi ― so that, in such a manner that
    մինչ այս մինչ այն ― minčʿ ays minčʿ ayn ― meantime, meanwhile, in the meantime, whilst these things were doing, during that time, in the interim

Adverb

մինչ • (minčʿ)

  1. while, whilst
  2. so that, in such a manner that

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Armenian: մինչ (minčʿ) (learned)

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1977), “մինչ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume III, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, pages 322–323
  • Awetikʿean, Gabriēl (1815) Kʿerakanutʿiwn haykakan [Armenian grammar] (in Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 255, page 106
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1837), “մինչ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 276bc
  • Bagratuni, Arsēn (1852) Hayerēn kʿerakanutʿiwn i pēts zargacʿelocʿ [Armenian grammar for advanced students] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, § 287, page 119, footnote 2
  • Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “մինչ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 476a

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