-եայ

Old Armenian Etymology From the stem vowel xcl -ի and the element xcl -այ, which is probably of the same origin as the genitive-dative ending of a-declension nouns. Later contaminated with syc ܝܐ- masculine gentilic suffix -āyāʾ in borrowings such as xcl հրեայ, xcl քաղդեայ and the Iranian ending in borrowings such as xcl աշտեայ, xcl դժնեայ. Suffix xcl suffix made or consisting of; -en xcl մետաքս silk 1 xcl մետաքսեայ silken 1 xcl եղէգն cane, reed 1 xcl եղեգնեայ made of cane 1 xcl երեք ամ three years 1 xcl երեքամեայ consisting of three years 1 belonging to some group xcl պաշտօն office, position, employment 1 xcl պաշտօնեայ clerk, official, minister 1 xcl փախուստ flight, escape 1 xcl փախստեայ fugitive 1 xcl քրիստոնեայ Christian 1 xcl հրեայ Jew 1 Declension -է Derived terms xcl Descendants hy -յա References 68 -եայ