-ան-
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Armenian -ան- (-an-), from Old Armenian -ան- (-an-).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
Suffix
[edit]-ան- • (-an-)
Derived terms
[edit]Middle Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian -ան- (-an-).
Suffix
[edit]-ան- • (-an-)
- forming inchoative verbs
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -ան- (-an-)
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Ancient Greek -αν- (-an-), which was often added simultaneously with a nasal infix, e.g. λιμπάνω (limpánō, “to be absent”).
Suffix
[edit]-ան- • (-an-)
- present stem extension found in certain verbs
- forming inchoative verbs
- չորանամ ― čʻoranam ― to grow dry
Usage notes
[edit]A very productive suffix. Often used to remake already-existing verbs, as in անիծանեմ (anicanem), հարցանեմ (harcʻanem), լքանեմ (lkʻanem).
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391
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