հ-

See also: հ, Հ, and Appendix:Variations of "h"

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁su-, either via Proto-Iranian *hu- (“good”) or contaminated with it.

Prefix

հ- • (h-)

  1. An intensifying particle.
    սկայ ― skay ― giant
    հսկայ ― hskay ― giant
    զօր ― zōr ― power, might
    հզօր ― hzōr ― powerful, mighty
    մուտ ― mut ― entering, going in
    հմուտ ― hmut ― skilful, experienced
    լու ― lu ― the act of listening
    հլու ― hlu ― obedient
    ուրախ ― urax ― happy
    խրախ ― xrax ― happy

Derived terms
Old Armenian terms prefixed with հ-

See also

References
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “հզօր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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