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Armenian Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɛ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɛ]
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Etymology 1 Edit
Letter Edit
է
է lowercase (uppercase Է)
- The 7th letter of Armenian alphabet, called է (ē). Transliterated as ē. Represents an open-mid front unrounded vowel: [ɛ]. In Old Armenian it must have been a diphthong-like vowel [e(j)]
See also Edit
- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References Edit
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.1
Etymology 2 Edit
From Old Armenian է (ē).
Alternative forms Edit
- ա (a) — dialectal, colloquial
- ե (e) — reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940
- յե (ye) — reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940, following a vowel
Pronunciation Edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɛ], (following a vowel) IPA(key): [jɛ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɛ], (following a vowel) IPA(key): [jɛ]
Verb Edit
է • (ē)
- third-person singular present of եմ (em)
- Նա հայ է։ ― Na hay ē. ― He is an Armenian.
- Նա հայ չէ։ ― Na hay čʿē. ― He is not an Armenian.
- Նա գիրքը կարդալու է։ ― Na girkʿə kardalu ē. ― He will read the book.
Etymology 3 Edit
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian է (ē).
Noun Edit
Declension Edit
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular | plural | |||
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nominative | է (ē) | էեր (ēer) | ||
dative | էի (ēi) | էերի (ēeri) | ||
ablative | էից (ēicʿ) | էերից (ēericʿ) | ||
instrumental | էով (ēov) | էերով (ēerov) | ||
locative | — | — | ||
definite forms | ||||
nominative | էն (ēn) | էերը/էերն (ēerə/ēern) | ||
dative | էին (ēin) | էերին (ēerin) | ||
1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
nominative | էս (ēs) | էերս (ēers) | ||
dative | էիս (ēis) | էերիս (ēeris) | ||
ablative | էիցս (ēicʿs) | էերիցս (ēericʿs) | ||
instrumental | էովս (ēovs) | էերովս (ēerovs) | ||
locative | — | — | ||
2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
nominative | էդ (ēd) | էերդ (ēerd) | ||
dative | էիդ (ēid) | էերիդ (ēerid) | ||
ablative | էիցդ (ēicʿd) | էերիցդ (ēericʿd) | ||
instrumental | էովդ (ēovd) | էերովդ (ēerovd) | ||
locative | — | — |
Derived terms Edit
Old Armenian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Proto-Armenian *ei, from *eti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ésti, the regular reflex of which would have been *եստ (*est). We are dealing here with the analogical influence of the corresponding ending of thematic verbs (compare բերէ (berē)) and the analogical extension of the secondary stem *e(h)- deriving from *h₁ésmi.
Verb Edit
է • (ē)
- third-person singular present active indicative of եմ (em)
Noun Edit
է • (ē)
Declension Edit
i-type
Descendants Edit
- Armenian: է (ē)
Further reading Edit
- Hrach Martirosyan (2013), Hayocʿ lezvi patmutʿyan himnaharcʿer (kiraknōrya dasəntʿacʿ), Neracutʿyun
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “է”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʿeay (1879), “է”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy