-իմ

See also: իմ

Old Armenian

Etymology

Disputed. Proposals include Proto-Indo-European *-yéti and *-éh₁yeti. By surface analysis, -ի- (-i-, stem vowel) +‎ -մ (-m).

Suffix

-իմ • (-im)

first-person singular present active indicative ending of i-conjugation verbs
հայիմ ― hayim ― I watch
forming the mediopassive of e-conjugation verbs
բերիմ ― berim ― I am carried

See also

-ամ (-am)
-եմ (-em)
-ում (-um)

References

Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, pages 391–392

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