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Meaning of -յան | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR B1
jɑn

Definitions

  1. forming belonging/affiliation adjectives
    morpheme
  2. forming surnames
    morpheme

Examples

“միջնադար (miǰnadar, “Middle Ages”) + -յան (-yan) → միջնադարյան (miǰnadaryan, “Medieval”)”
“Ամերիկա (Amerika, “America”) + -յան (-yan) → ամերիկյան (amerikyan, “American”)”
“Պետրոս (Petros, “Peter”) + -յան (-yan) → Պետրոսյան (Petrosyan, “Petrosyan”)”
“Հարություն (Harutʻyun, “Harutyun”) + -յան (-yan) → Հարությունյան (Harutʻyunyan, “Harutyunyan”)”
“Սարգիս (Sargis, “Sargis”) + -յան (-yan) → Սարգսյան (Sargsyan, “Sargsyan”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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