նույնիսկ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• նույն իսկ (nuyn isk) (dated)
• նոյնիսկ (noynisk) (traditional orthography spelling)

Etymology

From Old Armenian նոյն իսկ (noyn isk).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈnujnisk/, [nújnisk]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈnujnisɡ/, [nújnisk]
• Hyphenation: նույ‧նիսկ

Particle

նույնիսկ • (nuynisk)

1. even

   Synonym: (colloquial) դաժե (daže)

   Նույնիսկ Վահագը երբեմն սխալվում է։ ― Nuynisk Vahagə erbemn sxalvum ē. ― Even Vahag is sometimes wrong.

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “նույնիսկ”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 718a
• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48