-յա

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian -եայ (-eay). The inherited form is -ե (-e).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /jɑ/, [jɑ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /jɑ/, [jɑ]

Suffix

-յա • (-ya) (traditional orthography spelling -եայ)

1. forms adjectives with the meaning of “made or consisting of”; -en

   ոսկյա ― oskya ― golden

   երկաթյա ― erkatʻya ― made of iron

   հնգամյա ― hngamya ― five-year, containing five years

   տասնչորսօրյա ― tasnčʻorsōrya ― fourteen-day, lasting fourteen days

Synonyms

• -ե (-e)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -յա