-ում

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Armenian

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian (-m).

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. the singular and plural locative case ending of nouns of all declension types
    ՀայաստանումHayastanumlocative singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)
    քաղաքումkʻaġakʻumlocative singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
    քաղաքներումkʻaġakʻnerumlocative plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

References

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

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Armenian -ումն (-umn).

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. forming action nouns
    միացնելmiacʻnelto connect
    միացումmiacʻumconnection
    ուղարկելuġarkelto send
    ուղարկումuġarkumsending
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Developed from the locative case marker -ում (-um). So, սիրում (sirum) literally means "in the process of loving".

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. appended to the verb stem to form its first present participle
    սիրելsirelto love
    սիրում եմsirum emI am loving