-մ
Appearance
Old Armenian
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *-mo- suffix. Compare Ancient Greek θερ-μό-ς (ther-mó-s), corresponding to ջեր-մ (ǰer-m). See also թարմ (tʻarm).
Suffix
[edit]-մ • (-m)
- found in few words
Usage notes
[edit]The suffix was unproductive already in Old Armenian.
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-մ”, 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]According to Godel, from Proto-Indo-European *-smē̆. A trace of the final vowel perhaps survives in ումե-ք (ume-kʻ), ումե-մն (ume-mn). Compare the following cognates: Old Armenian դմա (dma), այդմ (aydm), Sanskrit तस्मै (tasmai), Gothic 𐌸𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 (þamma). See also ում (um).
Suffix
[edit]-մ • (-m)
- singular dative/locative marker in certain pronouns
Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: -ում (-um)
References
[edit]- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 109
Etymology 3
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *-mi, the first-person singular primary personal ending.
Suffix
[edit]-մ • (-m)
- first-person singular present-tense ending of verbs
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391