համմե

Armenian

Etymology

Dialectal singular imperative of հրամմել (hrammel, “to command”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /hamˈme/ [hɑmˈme]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): /hamˈme/ [hɑmˈme]

Interjection

համմե • (hamme) (traditional orthography spelling համմէ)

1. I am here, I am ready, I am listening, go ahead
2. I beg your pardon? come again? (said when one has not heard or understood what has been said)

   Synonyms: ինչպե՞ս (inčʻpe^?s), նորից ասեք (noricʻ asekʻ), (less polite) ի՞նչ (i^?nčʻ)

Usage notes

In the sense "come again?", always posed as a question: համմե՞.

Related terms

• համեցեք (hamecʻekʻ)