-եմն

Old Armenian

Etymology

From the stem vowel -ե- (-e-) + -մն (-mn), the latter derived from some Proto-Indo-European suffix, probably the source of Ancient Greek μήν (mḗn, “a particle used to strengthen statements”), and found also in ո-մն (o-mn) and ի-մն (i-mn).

Suffix

-եմն • (-emn)

  1. an unproductive suffix forming adverbs

Derived terms
Old Armenian terms suffixed with -եմն

References
  • Džaukjan, G. B. (1982) Сравнительная грамматика армянского языка [Comparative grammar of the Armenian language]‎ (in Russian), Yerevan: Academy Press, page 149
  • J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-եմն”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48
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