նա

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Armenian

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Etymology

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From Old Armenian նա (na); see below.

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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նա (na)

  1. (personal) he, she
  2. (demonstrative) that
    Synonym: էնի (ēni)dialectal

Usage notes

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այն (ayn) and նա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.

In the spoken language, նա is much more often a personal pronoun than a demonstrative, with demonstrative function fulfilled by դա (da) or էնի (ēni), depending on register.

In the spoken language, նա is commonly replaced with ինքը (inkʻə) as the third person singular personal pronoun, e.g., ինքը տուն է գնում (inkʻə tun ē gnum) instead of նա տուն է գնում (na tun ē gnum), both meaning "he/she is going home."

Declension

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See also

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Old Armenian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From earlier *նո- (*no-).

Pronoun

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նա (na)

  1. (personal) he, she
    ուտէ նաutē nahe or she eats
    խնդրեմ զնաxndrem znaI am looking for him, her or it
    նա էna ēit is he or she
  2. (demonstrative) that, it (not near the 1st or 2nd person)

Declension

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Synonyms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: նա (na)

See also

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References

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  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press