-աշ

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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The origin is uncertain.

Suffix

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-աշ (-aš)

  1. Forming adjectives

Usage notes

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An unproductive suffix.

Derived terms

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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-աշ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48, suspects a borrowing from a substrate language, such as Urartian.