-յա
Appearance
Armenian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -եայ (-eay). The inherited form is -ե (-e).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /jɑ/, [jɑ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /jɑ/, [jɑ]
Suffix
[edit]-յա • (-ya) (traditional orthography spelling -եայ)
- forms adjectives with the meaning of “made or consisting of”; -en
- ոսկյա ― oskya ― golden
- երկաթյա ― erkatʻya ― made of iron
- հնգամյա ― hngamya ― five-year, containing five years
- տասնչորսօրյա ― tasnčʻorsōrya ― fourteen-day, lasting fourteen days
Synonyms
[edit]- -ե (-e)