Meaning of -յան | Babel Free
jɑnDefinitions
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forming belonging/affiliation adjectives morpheme
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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.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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