-ում

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See also: ում

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian (-m).

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. the singular and plural locative case ending of nouns of all declension types
    ՀայաստանումHayastanumlocative singular case of Հայաստան (Hayastan)
    քաղաքումkʻaġakʻumlocative singular case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)
    քաղաքներումkʻaġakʻnerumlocative plural case of քաղաք (kʻaġakʻ)

References

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 68

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian -ումն (-umn).

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. forming action nouns
    միացնել (miacʻnel, to connect) + ‎-ում (-um) → ‎միացում (miacʻum, connection)
    ուղարկել (uġarkel, to send) + ‎-ում (-um) → ‎ուղարկում (uġarkum, sending)
Declension
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Etymology 3

Developed from the locative case marker -ում (-um). So, սիրում (sirum) literally means "in the process of loving".

Suffix

-ում (-um)

  1. appended to the verb stem to form its first present participle
    սիրելsirelto love
    սիրում եմsirum emI am loving