ունայն

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Armenian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian ունայն (unayn); see it for more.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ու‧նայն

Adjective

ունայն (unayn) (superlative ամենաունայն)

  1. vain
  2. futile, unavailing

Declension

Adverb

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *un- +‎ -այն (-ayn). Cognates include Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, bereft), Latin vanus and English want.

Adjective

ունայն (unayn)

  1. empty, void
    ունայն գուբunayn gubempty pit
  2. vain, useless
  3. (as a noun) vacuum, void, vacuity

Declension

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Adverb

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ունայն (unayn)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ունայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ունայն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ունայն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press