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-ա ա w Ա Armenian Etymology hy :inh axm:-ա- From hy axm -ա-. Pronunciation Interfix hy interfix an agglutinating interfix hy գետ -ա- ձի գետաձի hippopotamus river horse Derived terms hy Middle Armenian Etymology axm :inh xcl:-ա-<id:agglutinating infix> From axm xcl -ա-. Interfix axm interfix an agglutinating interfix axm մգլահոտ smelling like mould 1 Derived terms axm Descendants hy -ա- Old Armenian xcl agglutinating infix Interfix xcl interfix an agglutinating interfix xcl ծայր-ա-քաղաք acropolis 1 Usage notes The members of compound words, as a rule, are linked together by this interfix, unless the second member begins with a vowel. Derived terms xcl Descendants axm -ա- References 55