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-ին

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-enos and partly perhaps from the *-iHnos suffix, variants of *-nós.

Suffix

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-ին (-in)

  1. forming adjectives with the meaning of location
    ստորինstorinlower
    առաջինaṙaǰinfirst
    արտաքինartakʻinexternal
  2. forming adjectives
    լռինlṙintaciturn, silent
    ջերինǰerinwarm
    դիւրինdiwrineasy
    խրթինxrtʻinobscure, dark
    խորինxorindeep
    մթինmtʻindark
  3. forming adverbs
    ինքնինinkʻninby himself/herself/itself

Derived terms

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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ին”, 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 = J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010) “-ին²”, in Vahan Sargsyan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, page 807a