-𐕒𐕡𐕎

Aghwan

Suffix

-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un)

1. An abstract suffix denoting states, derived from primary or secondary adjectives, adverbs, and verbal participles

   ‎𐕣𐔴𐕔𐔴 (kefe, “bad”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐕣𐔴𐕔𐔴𐕒𐕡𐕎 (kefeun, “badness”)

   ‎𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼 (bån'i, “great”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐔱𐕈𐔿𐔼𐕒𐕡𐕎 (bån'iun, “greatness, majesty”)

   ‎𐔰𐕌𐔴𐕂 (amec̣, “amazed”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐔰𐕌𐔴𐕂𐕒𐕡𐕎 (amec̣un, “wondering”)

2. Genitive suffix, often abbreviated -~n, derives relational adjectives

   ‎𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜 (ašarḳeṭ, “a disciple”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐔰𐕐𐔰𐕙𐕄𐔴𐕜𐕒𐕡𐕎 (ašarḳeṭun, “of a disciple”)

   ‎𐔳𐔰𐔲𐕎 (dagn, “dinar, penny, coin”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐔳𐔰𐔲𐕎𐕒𐕡𐕎 (dagnun, “of a coin”)

   ‎𐕁𐔼𐕗 (d'iṗ, “scripture”) + ‎-𐕒𐕡𐕎 (-un) → ‎𐕁𐔼𐕗𐕒𐕡𐕎 (d'iṗun, “of the scripture”)

Derived terms

Aghwan terms suffixed with -𐕒𐕡𐕎

Further reading

• Gippert J., Schulze W., Aleksidze Z., Mahé J.-P., editors (2009), The Caucasian Albanian Palimpsests of Mount Sinai (Monumenta Palaeographica Medii Aevi: Series Ibero-Caucasica; 2), volume 1, Turnhout: Brepols, →ISBN, page II-21