են
See also: -են- and Appendix:Variations of "en"
Armenian
Alternative forms
- յեն (yen) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940, following a vowel
Etymology
From Old Armenian են (en).
Verb
են • (en)
- third-person plural present of եմ (em)
- Նրանք հայ են։ ― Nrankʿ hay en. ― They are Armenians.
- Նրանք հայ չեն։ ― Nrankʿ hay čʿen. ― They are not Armenians.
- Նրանք գիրքը կարդալու են։ ― Nrankʿ girkʿə kardalu en. ― They will read the book.
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti.
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 255
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