դու
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian դու; see below.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [du]
- (Western Armenian) IPA: [tʰu]
Pronoun [edit]
դու • (du)
Declension [edit]
declension of դու (Eastern Armenian)
See also [edit]
Eastern Armenian personal pronouns
Western Armenian personal pronouns (Traditional orthography)
External links [edit]
- Search “դու” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Old Armenian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- դուն (dun)
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *túh₂; see it. For the stem քե- in singular oblique cases see քեզ. The stem ձե- in plural oblique cases remains unexplained.
Pronoun [edit]
դու • (du)
- (personal) thou, you (singular)
- կամ դու կամ ես (kam du kam es) — either you or I
- դու ինքն (du inkʿn) — thyself
- զի՞նչ գործ գործեցեր դու ընդ մեզ (zinčʿ gorc gorcecʿer du ənd mez) — why have you done this to us?
- մահկանացու ես դու եւ ոչ կենդանացու (mahkanacʿu es du ew očʿ kendanacʿu) — thou shalt die and not live
- ո՞վ ես դու (ov es du) — who are you?
- զոր դու գտեր (zor du gter) — what you have found
- չես դու սիրիչ մարդահաճութեան (čʿes du siričʿ mardahačutʿean) — you do not like flattery
- դու տիրես զօրութեանց ծովու (du tires zōrutʿeancʿ covu) — thou rulest the proud waves
Declension [edit]
declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դու (du) | դուք (dukʿ) | |
| genitive | քո (kʿo) | ձեր (jer) | |
| dative | քեզ (kʿez) | ձեզ (jez) | |
| accusative | զքեզ (zkʿez) | զձեզ (zjez) | |
| ablative | ի քէն, քեզէն1, քեզոյն1 (i kʿēn, kʿezēn1, kʿezoyn1) | ի ձէնջ, ձեզէն1, ձեզոյն1 (i jēnǰ, jezēn1, jezoyn1) | |
| instrumental | քեւ (kʿew) | ձեւք, ձեօք = ձեաւք (jewkʿ, jeōkʿ = jeawkʿ) | |
| locative | ի քեզ (i kʿez) | ի ձեզ (i jez) | |
| 1 these secondary ablative forms may be used in an intensifying role | |||
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: դու
References [edit]
- “դու” in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “դու” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “դու” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79