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ունայն

ունայն

Armenian

Adjective

ունայն (unayn) (superlative ամենաունայն)

  1. vain
  2. futile, unavailing

Declension

Adverb

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *un- + -այն (-ayn). Cognates include Sanskrit ऊन (ūná, wanting, deficient, defective), Persian ونگ (vang, empty), Ancient Greek εὖνις (eûnis, bereft), Latin vanus and English want.

Adjective

ունայն (unayn)

  1. empty, void
    ունայն գուբunayn gub ― empty pit
  2. vain, useless
  3. (as a noun) vacuum, void, vacuity

Declension

Adverb

ունայն (unayn)

  1. in vain, vainly

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ունայն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ունայն”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ունայն”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935