LingoflyԱմաչկոտ, ինքնամփոփ, եսասիրություն: the quality noun and its owner
A character trait and the person who has it are linked transparently, so half of these words you can build yourself. For example: “Ամաչկոտ տղան չհամարձակվեց հարցնել” (amachkot tghan chhamardzakvets hartsnel) — The shy boy didn't dare to ask. A rule from the Armenian course: worked out on examples, not memorized as a wording.
How it works
A character trait and the person who has it are linked transparently, so half of these words you can build yourself.
-ություն turns a trait into the name of a quality: բարի (bari) kind → բարություն (barut'yun) kindness, համառ (hamarr) stubborn → համառություն (hamarrut'yun) stubbornness.
-կոտ marks a leaning, usually an unflattering one: ամաչել (amachel) be shy → ամաչկոտ (amachkot) shy, վախենալ (vakhenal) be afraid → վախկոտ cowardly. This tail goes on people only.
The trap: սեր (ser), love, becomes սիր inside a long word. Եսասեր is self-loving, եսասիրություն (yesasirut'yun) is egoism.
Table
| Stem | The person | The quality | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| բարի (bari) (kind) | բարեսիրտ | բարություն (barut'yun) | kindness |
| համառ (hamarr) (stubborn) | համառ (hamarr) | համառություն (hamarrut'yun) | stubbornness |
| ես (yes) (I) | եսասեր | եսասիրություն (yesasirut'yun) | egoism |
| ամաչել (amachel) (to be shy) | ամաչկոտ (amachkot) | ամաչկոտություն | shyness |
| ինքն- (self) | ինքնամփոփ (ink'namp'op') | ինքնամփոփություն | reserve |
By example
- Եսասիրությունը փչացրեց նրանց բարեկամությունըyesasirut'yunə p'chatsrets nrants barekamut'yunəSelfishness ruined their friendship
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
the quality noun and its owner: how does it work in Armenian?
A character trait and the person who has it are linked transparently, so half of these words you can build yourself.
What does it look like in a Armenian example sentence?
“Ամաչկոտ տղան չհամարձակվեց հարցնել” (amachkot tghan chhamardzakvets hartsnel) — The shy boy didn't dare to ask. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.