ջե
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian ջէ (ǰē).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /d͡ʒe/, [d͡ʒe]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /t͡ʃe/, [t͡ʃʰe]
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Noun edit
ջե • (ǰe) (traditional orthography spelling ջէ)
- the name of the Armenian letter ջ (ǰ)
Usage notes edit
Eastern Armenians in Armenia prefer calling this letter simply [d͡ʒə], probably under the influence of Russian, which has no elaborate names for its letters.
Declension edit
i-type, inanimate (Eastern Armenian)
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ջե (ǰe) | ջեեր (ǰeer) | ||
| dative | ջեի (ǰei) | ջեերի (ǰeeri) | ||
| ablative | ջեից (ǰeicʻ) | ջեերից (ǰeericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | ջեով (ǰeov) | ջեերով (ǰeerov) | ||
| locative | ջեում (ǰeum) | ջեերում (ǰeerum) | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | ջեն (ǰen) | ջեերը/ջեերն (ǰeerə/ǰeern) | ||
| dative | ջեին (ǰein) | ջեերին (ǰeerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | ջես (ǰes) | ջեերս (ǰeers) | ||
| dative | ջեիս (ǰeis) | ջեերիս (ǰeeris) | ||
| ablative | ջեիցս (ǰeicʻs) | ջեերիցս (ǰeericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | ջեովս (ǰeovs) | ջեերովս (ǰeerovs) | ||
| locative | ջեումս (ǰeums) | ջեերումս (ǰeerums) | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | ջեդ (ǰed) | ջեերդ (ǰeerd) | ||
| dative | ջեիդ (ǰeid) | ջեերիդ (ǰeerid) | ||
| ablative | ջեիցդ (ǰeicʻd) | ջեերիցդ (ǰeericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | ջեովդ (ǰeovd) | ջեերովդ (ǰeerovd) | ||
| locative | ջեումդ (ǰeumd) | ջեերումդ (ǰeerumd) | ||