-յր

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Old Armenian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *-tor, the primary third-person singular middle ending.

Suffix[edit]

-յր • (-yr)

  1. third-person singular imperfect ending of verbs
    որսայր ― orsayr ― he was hunting
    գրէր ― grēr ― he was writing
    հայէր ― hayēr ― he was looking
    արգելոյր ― argeloyr ― he was hindering

Usage notes[edit]

When preceded by -ե- (-e-), the ending was -էր (-ēr) through the regular եյ (ey) → է (ē) change.

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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