մենք

Armenian

Alternative forms

• մունք (munkʿ) (dialectal)

Etymology

Development of Old Armenian մեք (mekʿ) in dialects with nasal epenthesis.

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [mɛŋkʰ]

Pronoun

մենք • (menkʿ)

1. (personal) we

Declension

    declension of մենք   (Eastern Armenian)

	singular
nominative	մենք (menkʿ)
genitive	մեր (mer)
dative	մեզ (mez)
accusative	մեզ (mez)
ablative	մեզնից/մեզանից (meznicʿ/mezanicʿ)
instrumental	մեզնով/մեզանով (meznov/mezanov)
locative	մեզնում/մեզանում (meznum/mezanum)

See also

Eastern Armenian personal pronouns

		singular	plural
1st person		ես (es)	մենք (menkʿ)
2nd person	familiar	դու (du)	դուք (dukʿ)
	polite	Դուք (Dukʿ)
3rd person		նա (na)	նրանք (nrankʿ)

Western Armenian personal pronouns (Traditional orthography)

		singular	plural
1st person		ես (es)	մենք (menkʿ)
2nd person	familiar	դուն (dun)	դուք (dukʿ)
	polite	Դուք (Dukʿ)
3rd person		ան (an)	անոնք (anonkʿ)

References

• Hrach Martirosyan (2010), Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon, Leiden, Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, ISBN 9789004173378, page 465