նա
See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"
Armenian edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian նա (na); see below.
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [nɑ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [nɑ]
Pronoun edit
նա • (na)
Usage notes edit
այն (ayn) and նա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.
In the spoken language, նա is much more often a personal pronoun than a demonstrative, with demonstrative function fulfilled by դա (da) or էնի (ēni), depending on register.
In the spoken language, նա is commonly replaced with ինքը (inkʻə) as the third person singular personal pronoun, e.g., ինքը տուն է գնում (inkʻə tun ē gnum) instead of նա տուն է գնում (na tun ē gnum), both meaning "he/she is going home."
Declension edit
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declension of նա (Eastern Armenian)
See also edit
Eastern Armenian personal pronouns
Western Armenian personal pronouns (Traditional orthography)
Old Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
- նայ (nay)
- նէ (nē) (invented by the Hellenizing School as “she”)
Etymology edit
From earlier *նո- (*no-).
Pronoun edit
նա • (na)
- (personal) he, she
- ուտէ նա ― utē na ― he or she eats
- խնդրեմ զնա ― xndrem zna ― I am looking for him, her or it
- նա է ― na ē ― it is he or she
- (demonstrative) that, it (not near the 1st or 2nd person)
Declension edit
pronominal
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նա (na) | նոքա (nokʻa) | |
| genitive | նորա (nora) | նոցա (nocʻa) | |
| dative | նմա (nma) | նոցա (nocʻa) | |
| accusative | նա (na) | նոսա (nosa) | |
| ablative | նմանէ (nmanē) | նոցանէ (nocʻanē) | |
| instrumental | նովաւ (novaw) | նոքօք = նոքաւք (nokʻōkʻ = nokʻawkʻ) | |
| locative | նմա (nma) | նոսա (nosa) | |
| these are also written as նայ (nay), նորայ (noray), նոքայ (nokʻay), նոցայ (nocʻay), նմայ (nmay), etc.; an unusual plural genitive/dative նոջա (noǰa) is also attested | |||
Synonyms edit
Descendants edit
- Armenian: նա (na)
See also edit
References edit
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press