See also: -ա-, ա, and Ա

Armenian

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Etymology

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Abstracted away from European female given names commonly ending in -a.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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(-a)

  1. (neologism, rare) Forming fanciful female given names
    Արեգ (Areg, a male given name) + ‎ (-a) → ‎Արեգա (Arega)
    Սևան (Sewan, name of a lake) + ‎ (-a) → ‎Սևանա (Sewana)

Derived terms

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