Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Old Armenian ունայն (unayn); see it for more.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

ունայն (unayn) (superlative ամենաունայն)

  1. vain
  2. futile, unavailing

Declension edit

Adverb edit

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Old Armenian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *un- +‎ -այն (-ayn). Cognates include Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, bereft), Latin vanus and English want.

Adjective edit

ունայն (unayn)

  1. empty, void
    ունայն գուբunayn gubempty pit
  2. vain, useless
  3. (as a noun) vacuum, void, vacuity

Declension edit

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Adverb edit

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: ունայն (unayn)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ունայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ունայն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ունայն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press