-եմն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -e- + -մն (-mn), derived from some (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European suffix, probably the source of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “a particle used to strengthen statements”). Found also in ո-մն (o-mn) and ի-մն (i-mn).

Suffix

-եմն • (-emn)

1. found in few words

Derived terms

Old Armenian terms suffixed with -եմն

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եմն”, 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