See also: -ան- and ան-

Armenian

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Etymology

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From Middle Armenian -ան (-an), from Old Armenian -ան (-an).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-ան (-an)

  1. forming nouns and adjectives
  2. instrument-suffix
    խցանxcʻancork

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Middle Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian -ան (-an).

Suffix

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-ան (-an)

  1. forming nouns and adjectives

Derived terms

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Category Middle Armenian terms suffixed with -ան not found

Descendants

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  • Armenian: -ան (-an)

Old Armenian

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Etymology 1

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Probably a contamination of the Iranian suffix *-ān(a)- with the Proto-Indo-European *-nós, *-nā- suffix added to the stem vowel *-ā/ə-.

Suffix

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-ան (-an)

  1. forming nouns and adjectives
  2. instrument-suffix
    տոփանtopʻanrammer
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Descendants
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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48

Etymology 2

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From the Middle Iranian pluralization suffix *-ān, found in Parthian, Middle Persian and Modern Persian. Compare also -անի (-ani).

Suffix

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-ան (-an)

  1. collective suffix
    իշանišandonkeys
    ձիանjianhorses
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Descendants
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References

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  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-ան”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48

Etymology 3

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From Proto-Indo-European *-n̥to, the third-person plural past indicative middle ending of verbs. The -ա- (-a-) of this form is thought to have spread throughout other persons and numbers of the aorist mediopassive indicative paradigm.

Suffix

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-ան (-an)

  1. third-person plural aorist mediopassive indicative ending of verbs
    նստ-անnst-anthey sat
    հայեց-անhayecʻ-anthey looked
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References

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  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 392