-იანი

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Georgian

Etymology

Cf. Armenian -յան (-yan).

Pronunciation

Suffix

-იანი (-iani)

  1. Attaches to nouns to form relational adjectives; -y, -ful.
    მზე (mze, sun) + ‎-იანი (-iani) → ‎მზიანი (mziani, sunny)
    ღრუბელი (ɣrubeli, cloud) + ‎-იანი (-iani) → ‎ღრუბლიანი (ɣrubliani, cloudy)
    ჭკუა (č̣ḳua, intellect) + ‎-იანი (-iani) → ‎ჭკვიანი (č̣ḳviani, smart)
  2. Denotes adherence to a teaching or doctrine.

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