-յա
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -եայ (-eay). The inherited form is -ե (-e).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-jɑ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [-jɑ]
Suffix edit
-յա • (-ya) (traditional orthography spelling -եայ)
- forms adjectives with the meaning of “made or consisting of”; -en
- ոսկյա ― oskya ― golden
- երկաթյա ― erkatʻya ― made of iron
- հնգամյա ― hngamya ― five-year, containing five years
- տասնչորսօրյա ― tasnčʻorsōrya ― fourteen-day, lasting fourteen days
Synonyms edit
- -ե (-e)