-անի

See also: Անի

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ɑˈni]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-ɑˈni]

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian -անի (-ani).

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

2. Possessing a quality or thing.

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -անի

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian -անի (-ani).

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

2. Forming collective nouns.

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -անի (collective)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From the suffix or stem element -ան (-an) +‎ -ի (-i).

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

1. Possessing a quality or thing.

   գեղ ― geł ― beauty

   գեղանի ― gełani ― beautiful

Declension

o-a-type

	singular		plural
nominative	-անի (-ani)		-անիք (-anikʻ)
genitive	-անւոյ (-anwoy)		-անեաց (-aneacʻ)
dative	-անւոյ (-anwoy)		-անեաց (-aneacʻ)
accusative	-անի (-ani)		-անիս (-anis)
ablative	-անւոյ (-anwoy)		-անեաց (-aneacʻ)
instrumental	-անեաւ (-aneaw)		-անեաւք = -անեօք (-aneawkʻ = -aneōkʻ)
locative	-անի (-ani)		-անիս (-anis)

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -անի

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: -անի (-ani)
  • Armenian: -անի (-ani)

Etymology 2

From the Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān (compare -ան (-an)) and a suffix -ի (-i). The origin of the latter is not completely clear.

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

2. Forming collective nouns.

   աւագ ― awag ― noble

   աւագանի ― awagani ― the nobility collectively

   երէց ― erēcʻ ― priest

   երիցանի ― ericʻani ― the priests collectively

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -անի (collective)

Descendants

• Middle Armenian: -նի (-ni)
  • Armenian: -նի (-ni)
• Armenian: -անի (-ani)

References

• Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian]‎^[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 84
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-անի”, 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