ամայի

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ամայի (amayi); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ամայի (amayi) (superlative ամենաամայի)

  1. uninhabited, deserted
    ամայի փողոցamayi pʿołocʿdeserted street
  2. evacuated, vacated (temporarily emptied of its inhabitants)
  3. (figuratively) empty, devoid, contentless

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ամա (ama)
  • ամայ (amay)

Etymology

From the root of ամամ (amam) + (-i).

Adjective

ամայի (amayi)

  1. desert, uninhabited, deserted, uninhabitable, solitary, uncultivated, desolate

Declension

Adverb

ամայի (amayi)

  1. vainly, in vain

Derived terms

  • ամայաբնակ (amayabnak)
  • ամայական (amayakan)
  • ամայանամ (amayanam)
  • ամայացուցանեմ (amayacʿucʿanem)
  • ամայութիւն (amayutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ամայի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ամայի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), ”, 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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