Armenian edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Noun edit

դա (da)

  1. the name of the Armenian letter դ (d)
Usage notes edit

Eastern Armenians in Armenia prefer calling this letter simply [də], probably under the influence of Russian, which has no elaborate names for its letters.

Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Pronoun edit

դա (da)

  1. that
    Synonym: էտի (ēti)dialectal
    Դա ծիծաղելի չէ։Da cicaġeli čʻē.That's not funny.
  2. it
Usage notes edit

այդ (ayd) and դա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.

Declension edit

See also edit

Old Armenian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From *դո- (*do-).

Pronoun edit

դա (da)

  1. (demonstrative) that (near the 2nd person)
    դա աւադիկda awadik(conjunction) here is, there is; see here; be hold; but; now
    դա՛ եւ դուք աւադիկdá ew dukʻ awadikthere you too

Declension edit

Synonyms edit

Descendants edit

  • Armenian: դա (da)

References edit

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press