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-անի
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Անի
Armenian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From hy xcl -անի.
Suffix
suffix անի
hy collectivePossessing a quality or thing.
Derived terms
hy -անի
Etymology 2
From hy xcl -անի collective.
Suffix
suffix անի
hy collectiveForming collective nouns.
Derived terms
hy -անի (collective)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
From the suffix or stem element xcl -անxcl ի.
Suffix
xcl suffix
Possessing a quality or thing.
xcl գեղ beauty 1
xcl գեղանի beautiful 1
Declension
-ան
Derived terms
xcl
Descendants
axm -անի
hy -անի
Etymology 2
From the xcl ira pluralization suffix und *-ān (compare xcl -ան) and a suffix xcl -ի. The origin of the latter is not completely clear.
Suffix
xcl suffix
xcl collectiveForming collective nouns.
xcl աւագ noble 1
xcl աւագանի the nobility collectively 1
xcl երէց priest 1
xcl երիցանի the priests collectively 1
Derived terms
xcl -անի (collective)
Descendants
axm -նի
hy -նի
hy -անի collective
References
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-անի