թե
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Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- թէ (tʻē) — traditional orthography
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Old Armenian թէ (tʻē).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tʰe]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [tʰe]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Conjunction[edit]
թե • (tʻe)
- that
- Նա ասում է, թե պատրաստ է։ ― Na asum ē, tʻe patrast ē. ― He says, that he is ready.
- or
- Աջ, թե՞ ձախ։ ― Aǰ, tʻe? jax. ― Left or right?
Particle[edit]
թե • (tʻe)
- (Hamshen) serves as an interrogative particle
- գնա՞ց թե ― gna?cʻ tʻe ― did he go?
References[edit]
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “թէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 180a