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Georgian
Etymology
Cf. Armenian -յան (-yan).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-იანი • (-iani)
- 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”)
- Denotes adherence to a teaching or doctrine.
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