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Old Armenian
Etymology
Probably from the Proto-Indo-European *-sti- suffix, whence also Proto-Slavic *-ostь and Hittite -𒀸𒋾 (-ašti). According to Ačaṙyan, the *-i- in Proto-Indo-European is the reason for -ե- (-e-) in the genitive of some older words derived from this suffix, e.g. գալուստ (galust) : գալստ-ե-ան (galst-e-an), հանգիստ (hangist) : հանգստ-ե-ան (hangst-e-an).
Suffix
-ստ • (-st)
- Forming action nouns. These action nouns may later become an adjective.
- գովեմ ― govem ― I praise
- գովեստ ― govest ― praise
- իմանամ ― imanam ― I know
- իմաստ ― imast ― meaning
- կորուսանեմ ― korusanem ― I lose
- կորուստ ― korust ― loss
- հանգչիմ ― hangčʻim ― I repose
- հանգիստ ― hangist ― repose
- ուտեմ ― utem ― I eat
- ուտեստ ― utest ― food
- ուրանամ ― uranam ― I deny, disavow
- ուրաստ ― urast ― denial, negation, disavowal
Derived terms
References
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1979) “Haykakankʻ (Armeniaca)”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, volume IV, Yerevan: University Press, pages 671–673
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-(ա)ստ”, 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