գոնե

Armenian

Alternative forms

• գոնէ (gonē) — traditional orthography
• գոնյա (gonya)
• գօնյա (gōnya) — Tbilisi
• գՙօ՛նէ (gʻṓnē) — Haçin

Etymology

From Old Armenian գոնէ (gonē), գոնեա (gonea).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ɡóne], [ɡoné]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [kʰóne], [kʰoné]
• Hyphenation: գո‧նե

Particle

գոնե • (gone)

1. at least

   Գոնե մի բան ասա։ ― Gone mi ban asa. ― At least say something.

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

Further reading

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971) “գոնեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume I, Yerevan: University Press, page 579a