ընդէր
Old Armenian
Etymology
Pronoun
ընդէ՞ր • (əndē?r)
- why?
Usage notes
Ընդէր (Əndēr) is used when one wants to learn something, whereas for զի (zi) no answer is expected.[1]
Synonyms
- էր (ēr)
Descendants
- → Armenian: ընդեր (ənder)
References
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