-յա

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -եայ (-eay).

Suffix

-յա • (-ya) (traditional orthography spelling -եայ)

  1. forms adjectives with the meaning of “made or consisting of”; -en
    ոսկյա ― oskya ― golden
    երկաթյա ― erkatʿya ― made of iron
    հնգամյա ― hngamya ― five-year, containing five years

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