են

See also: -են- and Appendix:Variations of "en"

Armenian

Alternative forms

յեն (yen) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940, following a vowel

Etymology

From Old Armenian են (en).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɛn], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): [jɛn]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɛn], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): [jɛn]

Verb

են • (en)

third-person plural present of եմ (em)
Նրանք հայ են։ ― Nrankʿ hay en. ― They are Armenians.

Նրանք հայ չեն։ ― Nrankʿ hay čʿen. ― They are not Armenians.

Նրանք գիրքը կարդալու են։ ― Nrankʿ girkʿə 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, Boston: Brill, page 255

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