են

See also: -են- and Appendix:Variations of "en"

Armenian

Alternative forms

• յեն (yen) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography, following a vowel

Etymology

From Old Armenian են (en).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /en/, [en], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): /jen/, [jen]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /en/, [en], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): /jen/, [jen]

Verb

են • (en)

1. 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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti.

Verb

են • (en)

1. third-person plural present active indicative of եմ (em)

References

• Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 255