Մատակարարման ժամկետ
“Մատակարարման ժամկետ” (matakararman zhamket) — lead time in Armenian. Phrase, level B1. The 'of what' form of մատակարարում gives մատակարարման: the word loses its ու. All nouns in -ում behave this way. In a live sentence: “Մատակարարման ժամկետը երկու շաբաթ է” — The lead time is two weeks. You can hear how it sounds right here. Written with the characters Մ, ա, տ, ա, կ, ա, ր, ա, ր, մ, ա, ն. A word from the everyday Armenian course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Armenian | Մատակարարման ժամկետ |
| Read in Latin letters | matakararman zhamket |
| Translation | lead time |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
- Մատակարարման ժամկետmatakararman zhamketlead time
Why it looks that way
The 'of what' form of մատակարարում gives մատակարարման: the word loses its ու. All nouns in -ում behave this way
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- Մատակարարման ժամկետը երկու շաբաթ էmatakararman zhamketə yerku shabat' eThe lead time is two weeks
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “lead time” in Armenian?
«Մատակարարման ժամկետ», read “matakararman zhamket”. In a live sentence: “Մատակարարման ժամկետը երկու շաբաթ է” — The lead time is two weeks. You can hear how it sounds right on this page. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters Մ, ա, տ, ա, կ, ա, ր, ա, ր, մ, ա, ն.
How is “Մատակարարման ժամկետ” written in Latin letters?
matakararman zhamket. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
The 'of what' form of մատակարարում gives մատակարարման: the word loses its ու. All nouns in -ում behave this way. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
Can I hear how this sounds?
Yes, right on this page: click the word and it will play. The sound works on any phone, and nothing needs to be installed.