որևէ

Armenian

Alternative forms

• որ եւ է (or ew ē) (dated)
• վորևե (vorewe) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որ եւ է (or ew ē, “whoever, whatever”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈvoɾeve/, [vóɾeve]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ˈvoɾeve/, [vóɾeve]
• Hyphenation: ո‧րե‧վէ

Pronoun

որևէ • (orewē)

1. any

   Synonym: (Western Armenian) ոեւէ (oewē)

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

Synonyms

• որեւիցե (orewicʻe)

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “որևէ”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 745b
• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48