են
See also: -են- and Appendix:Variations of "en"
Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
- յեն (yen) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography, following a vowel
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian են (en).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /en/ [en] invalid IPA characters (//[]), (following a vowel) IPA(key): [jen]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /en/ [en] invalid IPA characters (//[]), (following a vowel) IPA(key): [jen]
Verb edit
են • (en)
- third-person plural present of եմ (em)
- Նրանք հայ են։ ― Nrankʻ hay en. ― They are Armenians.
- Նրանք հայ չեն։ ― Nrankʻ hay čʻen. ― They are not Armenians.
- Նրանք գիրքը կարդալու են։ ― Nrankʻ girkʻə kardalu en. ― They will read the book.
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti.
Verb edit
են • (en)
- third-person plural present active indicative of եմ (em)
References edit
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 255