-աշ
Middle Armenian
Etymology
The origin is uncertain.
Suffix
-աշ • (-aš)
- Forming adjectives
Usage notes
An unproductive suffix.
Derived terms
References
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1998) “-աշ”, in Hin hayereni verǰacancʻneri cagumə [The Origin of Old Armenian Suffixes] (Hayocʻ lezvi hamematakan kʻerakanutʻyan harcʻer; 2) (in Armenian), Yerevan: Anania Širakacʻi, pages 5–48, suspects a borrowing from a substrate language, such as Urartian.