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ան- -ան Armenian Alternative forms hy -ն- dialectal colloquial Etymology From hy axm -ան-, from hy xcl -ան-. Pronunciation Suffix hy suffix forming inchoative verbs hy մեծանալ to become big 1 hy խելոքանալ to become wise 1 Derived terms hy Middle Armenian Etymology From axm xcl -ան-. Suffix axm suffix forming inchoative verbs Derived terms axm Descendants hy -ան- Old Armenian Etymology xcl nasal infix suffix Cognate with grc -αν-, which was often added simultaneously with a nasal infix, e.g. grc λιμπάνω to be absent. Suffix xcl suffix present stem extension found in certain verbs forming inchoative verbs xcl չորանամ to grow dry 1 Usage notes A very productive suffix. Often used to remake already-existing verbs, as in xcl անիծանեմ, xcl հարցանեմ, xcl լքանեմ. Derived terms xcl Descendants axm -ան- See also xcl -են-, xcl -ն-, xcl -չ-, xcl -նչ- References II 391