-ա

See also: -ա-, ա, and Ա

Armenian

Etymology

Abstracted away from European female given names commonly ending in -a.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑ]
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɑ]

Suffix

-ա • (-a)

(neologism, rare) Forming fanciful female given names
‎Արեգ (Areg, a male given name) + ‎-ա (-a) → ‎Արեգա (Arega)

‎Սևան (Sewan, name of a lake) + ‎-ա (-a) → ‎Սևանա (Sewana)

Derived terms

Armenian terms suffixed with -ա

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