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ւ լ Ւ Ի Old Armenian Etymology 1 From xcl ine-pro *-bʰi. The vowel is preserved in xcl իւիք ի-ւի-ք. Cognate with gmy -𐀠, Homeric grc -φι, sa -भ्याम् -bhy-ām dual ablative-instrumental marker, sa भ्यस् -bhy-as plural dative-ablative marker, sa भिस् -bhi-s plural instrumental marker, the plural dative endings in cel-gau gobedbi gobed-bi to the smiths and sga feraib to the men. Alternative forms xcl -բ xcl -վ Suffix xcl suffix inflectional suffixes xcl instrumentalinstrumental case marker Usage notes xcl -ւ applied to i- and i-a-stems, xcl -վ to o-stems, xcl -բ to ł-, r- and n-stems. The marker dropped regularly after xcl ու in u-stems, e.g. xcl զարդ : instrumental xcl զարդու. Derived terms xcl -ով, xcl -ովք xcl -աւ, xcl -օք xcl -իւ, xcl -իւք Related terms xcl -եւ References II 389 103 3.3 91 18 Etymology 2 From xcl ine-pro *-to, the third-person singular past indicative middle ending, e.g. in ine-pro *bʰére-to. Suffix xcl suffix inflectional suffixes xcl aoristthird-person singular aorist mediopassive indicative ending of verbs xcl նստա-ւ he sat 1 xcl հայեցա-ւ he looked 1 See also xcl -ան aorist References II 392