-եմն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -e- + -մն (-mn), derived from some Proto-Indo-European suffix, probably the source of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “a particle used to strengthen statements”). Found also in ո-մն (o-mn) and ի-մն (i-mn).

Suffix

-եմն • (-emn)

  1. found in few words

Derived terms
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References
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-եմն”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
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