էր
See also: Appendix:Variations of "er"
Armenian
Alternative forms
- եր (er) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography
Etymology
From Old Armenian էր (ēr).
Pronunciation
Verb
էր • (ēr)
- third-person singular imperfect of եմ (em)
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
Genitive of ի- (i-).
Pronoun
է՞ր • (ē?r)
- (interrogative) why? for what reason or cause?
- է՞ր աղագաւ, է՞ր ընդէր, էրո՞ւմ, է՞ր սակս, է՞ր վասն, վասն է՞ր ― ē?r ałagaw, ē?r əndēr, ēru?m, ē?r saks, ē?r vasn, vasn ē?r ― why?
- յէ՞ր վերայ ― yē?r veray ― on what? on which?
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: հեր (her)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “էր”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “էր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ի”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Etymology 2
Verb
- third-person singular imperfect active indicative of եմ (em)
Descendants
- Armenian: էր (ēr)