-ան
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle Armenian -ան (-an), from Old Armenian -ան (-an).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ɑn/, [ɑn]
Suffix
[edit]-ան • (-an)
- forming nouns and adjectives
- instrument-suffix
- խցան ― xcʻan ― cork
Derived terms
[edit]Middle Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old Armenian -ան (-an).
Suffix
[edit]-ան • (-an)
- forming nouns and adjectives
Derived terms
[edit]Category Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ան not found
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -ան (-an)
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Probably a contamination of the Iranian suffix *-ān(a)- with the Proto-Indo-European *-nós, *-nā- suffix added to the stem vowel *-ā/ə-.
Suffix
[edit]-ան • (-an)
- forming nouns and adjectives
- instrument-suffix
- տոփան ― topʻan ― rammer
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ան”, 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
Etymology 2
[edit]From the Middle Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān, found in Parthian, Middle Persian and Modern Persian. Compare also -անի (-ani).
Suffix
[edit]-ան • (-an)
- collective suffix
- իշան ― išan ― donkeys
- ձիան ― jian ― horses
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -անք (-ankʻ)
References
[edit]- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ան”, 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
Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *-n̥to, the third-person plural past indicative middle ending of verbs. The -ա- (-a-) of this form is thought to have spread throughout other persons and numbers of the aorist mediopassive indicative paradigm.
Suffix
[edit]-ան • (-an)
- third-person plural aorist mediopassive indicative ending of verbs
See also
[edit]- -ւ (-w)
References
[edit]- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 392
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