Old Armenian

Suffix

-եան • ‎(-ean)

1. forming adjectives

Derived terms

Descendants

• Armenian: -յան ‎(-yan)

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-եան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48

Etymology 2

Probably from Iranian *-yān, a postvocalic variant of the pluralization suffix *-ān, whence -ան ‎(-an). Alternatively, from Etymology 1, contaminated with the Iranian pluralization suffix.

Suffix

-եան • ‎(-ean)

1. forming collectives

Derived terms

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-եան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48

Etymology 3

The origin is uncertain. Perhaps the same with the adjective-forming suffix -եան ‎(-ean) of Etymology 1.

Suffix

-եան • ‎(-ean)

1. singular genitive/dative/locative case ending for certain verb derivatives, especially those with -ստ ‎(-st), -ունդ ‎(-und), -ուրդ ‎(-urd)

   կորստեան‎ ― korstean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of կորուստ ‎(korust)

   ամսեան‎ ― amsean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of ամիս ‎(amis)

   խորհրդեան‎ ― xorhrdean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of խորհուրդ ‎(xorhurd)

   ծննդեան‎ ― cnndean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of ծնունդ ‎(cnund)

   տուընջեան‎ ― tuənǰean ― genitive/dative/locative singular of տիւ ‎(tiw)

References

• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 106–107