եսիմ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ես իմ (es im)

Etymology

Shortening and univerbation of ես (es, “I”) +‎ ի՞նչ (i^?nčʻ, “what?”) +‎ գիտեմ (gitem, “know”) or ես հիմ (es him).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /jesˈsim/, [jesːím]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /jesˈsim/, [jesːím]

Interjection

եսի՞մ • (esi^?m)

1. (colloquial) I don't know; who knows? how should I know?

References

• Malxaseancʻ, Stepʻan (1944–1945) “ես իմ”, in Hayerēn bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Armenian Explanatory Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: State Publishing House
• Aġayan, Ēduard (1976) “եսիմ”, in Ardi hayereni bacʻatrakan baṙaran [Explanatory Dictionary of Contemporary Armenian] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Hayastan