-անի

See also: Անի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -անի (-ani).

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

  1. Forming collective nouns.
Derived terms
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Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From the suffix or stem element -ան (-an) +‎ -ի (-i).

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

  1. Possessing a quality or thing.
    գեղ ― geł ― beauty
    գեղանի ― gełani ― beautiful
Declension
o-a-type
singular plural
nominative -անի (-ani) -անիք (-anikʿ)
genitive -անւոյ (-anwoy) -անեաց (-aneacʿ)
dative -անւոյ (-anwoy) -անեաց (-aneacʿ)
accusative -անի (-ani) -անիս (-anis)
ablative -անւոյ (-anwoy) -անեաց (-aneacʿ)
instrumental -անեաւ (-aneaw) -անեաւք = -անեօք (-aneawkʿ = -aneōkʿ)
locative -անի (-ani) -անիս (-anis)
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

From the Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān (compare -ան (-an)) and a suffix -ի (-i). The origin of the latter is not completely clear.

Suffix

-անի • (-ani)

  1. Forming collective nouns.
    աւագ ― awag ― noble
    աւագանի ― awagani ― the nobility collectively
    երէց ― erēcʿ ― priest
    երիցանի ― ericʿani ― the priests collectively
Derived terms
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Descendants

References
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-անի”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
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