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ամայի

ամայի

Armenian

Adjective

ամայի (amayi) (superlative ամենաամայի)

  1. uninhabited, deserted
    ամայի փողոցamayi pʿołocʿ ― deserted street
  2. evacuated, vacated (temporarily emptied of its inhabitants)
  3. (figuratively) empty, devoid, contentless

Declension


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ամա (ama)
  • ամայ (amay)

Etymology

From the root of ամամ (amam) + (-i).

Adjective

ամայի (amayi)

  1. desert, uninhabited, deserted, uninhabitable, solitary, uncultivated, desolate

Declension

Adverb

ամայի (amayi)

  1. vainly, in vain

Derived terms

  • ամայաբնակ (amayabnak)
  • ամայական (amayakan)
  • ամայանամ (amayanam)
  • ամայացուցանեմ (amayacʿucʿanem)
  • ամայութիւն (amayutʿiwn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ամայի”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), ամայի”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ամայի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), ”, 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