Old Armenian

Suffix

-ին • ‎(-in)

1. forming adjectives with the meaning of location

   ստորին‎ ― storin ― lower

   առաջին‎ ― aṙaǰin ― first

   արտաքին‎ ― artakʿin ― external

2. forming adjectives

   լռին‎ ― lṙin ― taciturn, silent

   ջերին‎ ― ǰerin ― warm

3. forming adverbs

   ինքնին‎ ― inkʿnin ― by himself/herself/itself

Derived terms

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ին”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “-ին¹”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 807a

Etymology 2

According to J̌ahukyan, an Urartian origin can be supposed.

Suffix

-ին • ‎(-in)

1. forming adjectives

   դիւրին‎ ― diwrin ― easy

   խրթին‎ ― xrtʿin ― obscure, dark

   խորին‎ ― xorin ― deep

   մթին‎ ― mtʿin ― dark

Derived terms

References

• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998), “-ին”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʿneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʿ lezvi hamematakan kʿerakanutʿyan harcʿer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʿi, pages 5–48
• J̌ahukyan, Geworg (2010), “-ին²”, in Sargsyan, Vahan, editor, Hayeren stugabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Asoghik, ISBN 978-9939-50-121-5, page 807a