գոնե

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian գոնէ (gonē), գոնեա (gonea).

Pronunciation

Particle

գոնե • (gone)

  1. at least
    Գոնե մի բան ասա։ ― Gone mi ban asa. ― At least say something.

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

Further reading

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գոնեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 579a
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