Armenian

Alternative forms

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

Verb

են • ‎(en)

1. third-person plural present indicative of լինել ‎(linel) "(they) are"

   Նրանք հայ են:

   Nrank' hay en.

   They are Armenian.

   Նրանք հայ չեն:

   Nrank' hay čen.

   They are not Armenian.

   Նրանք գիրքը կարդալու են:

   Nrank' girk'ë kardalu en.

   They will read the book.

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁sénti.

Verb

են • ‎(en)

1. 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