նա
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See also Appendix:Variations of "na"
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Armenian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Old Armenian նա; see below.
Pronunciation [edit]
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA: [nɑ]
Pronoun [edit]
նա • (na)
Declension [edit]
declension of նա (Eastern Armenian)
See also [edit]
Eastern Armenian personal pronouns
Western Armenian personal pronouns (Traditional orthography)
External links [edit]
- Search “նա” in the Eastern Armenian National Corpus.
Old Armenian [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From earlier *նո (no), of the same origin as the deictic suffix -ն (-n).
Pronoun [edit]
նա • (na)
- (personal) he, she
- ուտէ նա (utē na) — he or she eats
- խնդրեմ զնա (xndrem zna) — I am looking for him, her or it
- նա է (na ē) — it is he or she
- (demonstrative) that, it (not near the 1st or 2nd person)
Declension [edit]
declension
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նա (na) | նոքա (nokʿa) | |
| genitive | նորա (nora) | նոցա (nocʿa) | |
| dative | նմա (nma) | նոցա (nocʿa) | |
| accusative | զնա (zna) | զնոսա (znosa) | |
| ablative | ի նմանէ (i nmanē) | ի նոցանէ (i nocʿanē) | |
| instrumental | նովաւ (novaw) | նոքօք = նոքաւք (nokʿōkʿ = nokʿawkʿ) | |
| locative | ի նմա (i nma) | ի նոսա (i nosa) | |
| these are also written as նայ, նորայ, նոքայ, նոցայ, նմայ, etc.; an unusual plural genitive/dative նոջա is also attested | |||
Synonyms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- Armenian: նա
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- “նա” in Mathias Bedrossian (1879), New Dictionary Armenian-English (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “նա” in G. Awetikʿean, X. Siwrmēlean, M. Awgerean (1836–37), Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui (Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy)
- “նա” in Hračʿeay Ačaṙean (1926–35), Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran (Yerevan: Yerevan State University), 2nd ed., 1971–79
