-եայ

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -ի (-i) and the element -այ (-ay), which is probably of the same origin as the genitive-dative ending of a-declension nouns. Later contaminated with Classical Syriac ܝܐ-‎ (-āyāʾ, “masculine gentilic suffix”) in borrowings such as հրեայ (hreay), քաղդեայ (kʿałdeay) and the Iranian ending in borrowings such as աշտեայ (ašteay), դժնեայ (džneay).

Suffix

-եայ • (-eay)

  1. made or consisting of; -en
    մետաքս ― metakʿs ― silk
    մետաքսեայ ― metakʿseay ― silken
    եղէգն ― ełēgn ― cane, reed
    եղեգնեայ ― ełegneay ― made of cane
    երեք ամ ― erekʿ am ― three years
    երեքամեայ ― erekʿameay ― consisting of three years
  2. belonging to some group
    պաշտօն ― paštōn ― office, position, employment
    պաշտօնեայ ― paštōneay ― clerk, official, minister
    փախուստ ― pʿaxust ― flight, escape
    փախստեայ ― pʿaxsteay ― fugitive
    քրիստոնեայ ― kʿristoneay ― Christian
    հրեայ ― hreay ― Jew

Declension
i-type
singular plural
nominative -եայ (-eay) -եայք (-eaykʿ)
genitive -էի (-ēi) -էից (-ēicʿ)
dative -էի (-ēi) -էից (-ēicʿ)
accusative -եայ (-eay) -եայս (-eays)
ablative -էէ (-ēē) -էից (-ēicʿ)
instrumental -էիւ (-ēiw) -էիւք (-ēiwkʿ)
locative -էի (-ēi) -եայս (-eays)

Derived terms
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Descendants

References
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-եայ”, 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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