հայություն

Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian հայութիւն (hayutʻiwn). Equivalent to հայ (hay) +‎ -ություն (-utʻyun).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

հայություն (hayutʻyun)

  1. Armenianness
  2. the Armenian population of the world or a locale collectively

Usage notes edit

There is no good English equivalent for the second sense. It is a concept similar to Jewry. Russian has армя́нство (armjánstvo).

Declension edit