-եայ

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From the stem vowel (-i) and the element -այ (-ay), which is probably of the same origin as the genitive-dative ending of a-declension nouns. Later contaminated with Classical Syriac ܝܐ- (-āyāʾ, masculine gentilic suffix) in borrowings such as հրեայ (hreay), քաղդեայ (kʻałdeay) and the Iranian ending in borrowings such as աշտեայ (ašteay), դժնեայ (džneay).

Suffix

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-եայ (-eay)

  1. made or consisting of; -en
    մետաքսmetakʻssilk
    մետաքսեայmetakʻseaysilken
    եղէգնełēgncane, reed
    եղեգնեայełegneaymade of cane
    երեք ամerekʻ amthree years
    երեքամեայerekʻameayconsisting of three years
  2. belonging to some group
    պաշտօնpaštōnoffice, position, employment
    պաշտօնեայpaštōneayclerk, official, minister
    փախուստpʻaxustflight, escape
    փախստեայpʻaxsteayfugitive
    քրիստոնեայkʻristoneayChristian
    հրեայhreayJew

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: -յա (-ya)

References

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  • Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 68
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եայ”, 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