-կէն

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from Iranian *-kēn (*-k-aina-). Compare *bīmkēn (“anguishing, terrifying”) from *bīm (“terror”).

Suffix

-կէն • (-kēn)

  1. forming adjectives

Derived terms
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References
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-կէն”, 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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