ընդէր

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Old Armenian

Etymology

ընդ (ənd) +‎ էր (ēr)

Pronoun

ընդէ՞ր (əndē?r)

  1. why?

Usage notes

Ընդէր (Əndēr) is used when one wants to learn something, whereas for զի (zi) no answer is expected.[1]

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: ընդեր (ənder)

References

  1. ^ Gočanean, Pōġos (2011) Dasakan grabari gorcnakan kʻerakanutʻiwn [Practical Grammar of Classical Old Armenian]‎[1] (in Armenian), Vienna and Yerevan: Mekhitarist Press, page 22, footnote 1

Further reading

  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ընդէր”, 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