-ար
See also: ար
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *-(e)ro-. Compare երկ-ար (erk-ar) from Proto-Indo-European *dweh₂-ro- (“long”). See also -իր (-ir), -որ (-or), -ուր (-ur).
Suffix
-ար • (-ar)
- Found in several words. The function is not very clear.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From the root of հարկանեմ (harkanem), with the loss of հ- (h-). Compare the pair փողահար (pʻołahar) - փողար (pʻołar).
Suffix
-ար • (-ar)
- Forming words related to the notion of beating, striking.
Derived terms
Category Old Armenian terms suffixed with -ար (striking) not found
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ար”, 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