-ի-

See also: ի, -ի, ի-, and Ի

Old Armenian

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Armenian *ēs-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁é-h₁es-, the old imperfect (past indicative) stem of *h₁ésti (“to be”).

Suffix

-ի- • (-i-)

  1. a vowel characterizing most of the imperfect endings of verbs
    որսայ-ի ― orsay-i ― I was hunting
    որսայ-ի-ն ― orsay-i-n ― they were hunting
    գրե-ի ― gre-i ― I was writing
    գրե-ի-ր ― gre-i-r ― you were writing
    արգելու-ի ― argelu-i ― I was hindering
    արգելու-ի-ր ― argelu-i-r ― you were hindering

See also

References

  • Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 391
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