միթե
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Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- միթէ (mitʻē) — traditional orthography
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian միթէ (mitʻē), from մի (mi) + թէ (tʻē). Compare the similar development in Georgian ნუთუ (nutu).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmitʰe/ [ˈmitʰe] invalid IPA characters (//[])
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /ˈmite/ [ˈmitʰe] invalid IPA characters (//[])
Particle[edit]
միթե • (mitʻe)
- is it possible? could it be so? whether? really?
- Մի՞թե սա է ճիշտը։ ― Mi?tʻe sa ē čištə. ― Could this be true?
- 1885 – 1920, Vahan Teryan :
- Մի՞թե վերջին պոետն եմ ես,
Վերջին երգիչն իմ երկրի- Mi?tʻe verǰin poetn em es,
Verǰin ergičʻn im erkri
- Mi?tʻe verǰin poetn em es,
- Մի՞թե վերջին պոետն եմ ես,
Usage notes[edit]
Note the irregular stress on the first syllable.