հայություն

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Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian հայութիւն (hayutʻiwn). Equivalent to հայ (hay) +‎ -ություն (-utʻyun).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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հայություն (hayutʻyun)

  1. Armenianness
  2. the Armenian population of the world or a locale collectively

Usage notes

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There is no good English equivalent for the second sense. It is a concept similar to Jewry. Russian has армя́нство (armjánstvo).

Declension

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