-նի
See also: նի-
Old Armenian
Etymology
Two possibilities exist: (1) from Proto-Indo-European *-eiyo- composite suffix, made of *-en(o)- + *-iyo- or its *-niyo- variant with a preceding -i vowel; (2) from the suffix -ուն (-un) + -ի (-i).
Suffix
-նի • (-ni)
- found in few adjectives
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%B6%D5%AB' title='Category:Old Armenian words suffixed with -նի'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -նի</a>
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-նի”, 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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