-յա

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -եայ (-eay). The inherited form is -ե (-e).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-jɑ]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [-jɑ]

Suffix

-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

-ե (-e)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -յա

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