-յա
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -եայ (-eay). The inherited form is -ե (-e).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-jɑ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-jɑ]
Suffix[edit]
-յա • (-ya) (traditional orthography spelling -եայ)
- forms adjectives with the meaning of “made or consisting of”; -en
- ոսկյա ― oskya ― golden
- երկաթյա ― erkatʻya ― made of iron
- հնգամյա ― hngamya ― five-year, containing five years
- տասնչորսօրյա ― tasnčʻorsōrya ― fourteen-day, lasting fourteen days
Synonyms[edit]
- -ե (-e)