գրեթե
Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
- գրե թե (gre tʻe) — dated
- գրեթէ (gretʻē) — traditional orthography
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գրեթէ (gretʻē), from գրեա՛ թէ (greá tʻē), imperative of գրեմ (grem, “to write”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡəˈɾetʰe]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kʰəˈɾetʰe]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Adverb edit
գրեթե • (gretʻe)
Usage notes edit
Note the stress on the penultimate syllable.
References edit
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48