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-ունի

-ունի

Old Armenian

Suffix

-ունի (-uni)

  1. forming adjectives
    արքունիarkʿuni ― royal
    ծերունիceruni ― aged, old
    խնամունիxnamuni ― kindred
Declension
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%AB'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -ունի</a>

Etymology 2

Probably of Urartian origin.

Suffix

-ունի (-uni)

  1. denoting a member of a specified dynasty or family
    ԱրշակAršak ― Arsaces
    ԱրշակունիAršakuni ― Arsacid
    ԲագրատBagrat ― Bagrat
    ԲագրատունիBagratuni ― Bagratid
Declension
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%AB'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -ունի</a>

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -ունի”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48