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Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Armenian են (en).
Pronunciation
Verb
են • (en)
- third-person plural present of եմ (em)
- Նրանք հայ են։ ― Nrankʻ hay en. ― They are Armenians.
- Նրանք հայ չեն։ ― Nrankʻ hay čʻen. ― They are not Armenians.
- Նրանք գիրքը կարդալու են։ ― Nrankʻ girkʻə kardalu en. ― They will read the book.
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti.
Verb
են • (en)
- third-person plural present active indicative of եմ (em)
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 255