-ից

See also: -ից-

Armenian

Pronunciation

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

Suffix

-ից • (-icʻ)

1. the singular and plural ablative case ending of nouns of almost all declension types

   Հայաստանից ― Hayastanicʻ ― ablative singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)

   քաղաքից ― kʻaġakʻicʻ ― ablative singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

   քաղաքներից ― kʻaġakʻnericʻ ― ablative plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

See also

• -ուց (-ucʻ)

References

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 68

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -ի- (-i-) + -ց (-cʻ, “genitive/dative/ablative case marker”).

Suffix

-ից • (-icʻ)

1. the plural genitive case ending of i-stem nouns

   բանից ― banicʻ ― genitive plural case of բան (ban)

   դեղձից ― dełjicʻ ― genitive plural case of դեղձ (dełj)

2. the plural dative case ending of i-stem nouns

   օրիորդաց ― ōriordacʻ ― dative plural case of բան (ban)

   դեղձից ― dełjicʻ ― dative plural case of դեղձ (dełj)

3. the plural ablative case ending of i-stem nouns

   օրիորդաց ― ōriordacʻ ― ablative plural case of բան (ban)

   դեղձից ― dełjicʻ ― ablative plural case of դեղձ (dełj)

Related terms

• -աց (-acʻ), -ոց (-ocʻ), -ուց (-ucʻ)