-ունի

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From -ուն (-un) + (-i).

Suffix

-ունի (-uni)

  1. forming adjectives
    արքունիarkʿuniroyal
    ծերունիceruniaged, old
    խնամունիxnamunikindred
Declension
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Probably of Urartian origin.

Suffix

-ունի (-uni)

  1. denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family
    ԱրշակAršakArsaces
    ԱրշակունիAršakuniArsacid
    ԲագրատBagratBagrat
    ԲագրատունիBagratuniBagratid
Declension
Derived terms
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References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1987) Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyun; naxagrayin žamanakašrǰan [History of the Armenian language: The Pre-Literary Period] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 441–442
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -ունի”, 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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