-եմն
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From the stem vowel -ե- (-e-) + -մն (-mn), the latter derived from some Proto-Indo-European suffix, probably the source of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “a particle used to strengthen statements”), and found also in ո-մն (o-mn) and ի-մն (i-mn).
Suffix
[edit]-եմն • (-emn)
- an unproductive suffix forming adverbs
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Džaukjan, G. B. (1982) Сравнительная грамматика армянского языка [Comparative grammar of the Armenian language][1] (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 149
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եմն”, 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