-ա

See also: -ա-, ա, and Ա

Armenian

Etymology

Abstracted away from European female given names commonly ending in -a.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑ/, [ɑ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ɑ/, [ɑ]

Suffix

-ա • (-a)

1. (neologism, rare) Forming fanciful female given names

   ‎Արեգ (Areg, a male given name) + ‎-ա (-a) → ‎Արեգա (Arega)

   ‎Սևան (Sewan, name of a lake) + ‎-ա (-a) → ‎Սևանա (Sewana)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ա