-իմ

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Disputed. Proposals include Proto-Indo-European *-yéti and *-éh₁yeti. By surface analysis, -ի- (-i-, stem vowel) +‎ (-m).

Suffix[edit]

-իմ (-im)

  1. first-person singular present active indicative ending of i-conjugation verbs
    հայիմhayimI watch
  2. forming the mediopassive of e-conjugation verbs
    բերիմberimI am carried

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, pages 391–392