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-ենի

-ենի

Armenian

Suffix

-ենի (-eni)

  1. forming names of trees and shrubs
    ծիրանենիciraneni ― apricot tree
    տանձենիtanjeni ― pear tree
  2. forming names of furs
    կղբենիkłbeni ― beaver fur

Declension

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB'>Armenian words suffixed with -ենի</a>

Middle Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian -ենի (-eni).

Suffix

-ենի (-eni)

  1. forming names of trees and shrubs

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Middle_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB'>Middle Armenian words suffixed with -ենի</a>

Descendants


Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from -եան (-ean) + (-i). The tree-name forming suffix may be of Urartian origin.

Suffix

-ենի (-eni)

  1. forming adjectives
    հայրhayr ― father
    հայրենիhayreni ― paternal
  2. forming names of trees and shrubs
    լաստենիlasteni ― alder tree
    ձիթենիjitʿeni ― olive tree
  3. forming names of furs
    աղուէսałuēs ― fox
    աղուեսենիałueseni ― fox fur

Declension

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_suffixed_with_-%D5%A5%D5%B6%D5%AB'>Old Armenian words suffixed with -ենի</a>

Descendants

References

  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), -ենի”, 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