-ա

See also: -ա-, ա, and Ա

Armenian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ա • (-a)

  1. (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
հանդիսասրահ
Նաիրա
Սևանա
Վանա
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