թե

Armenian

Alternative forms

թէ (tʿē) – traditional orthography spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian թէ (tʿē).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [tʰɛ]
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [tʰɛ]
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Conjunction

թե • (tʿe)

that
Նա ասում է, թե պատրաստ է։ ― Na asum ē, tʿe patrast ē. ― He says, that he is ready.
or
Աջ, թե՞ ձախ։ ― Aǰ, tʿe^? jax. ― Left or right?

Particle

թե • (tʿe)

(Hamshen) serves as an interrogative particle
գնա՞ց թե ― gna^?cʿ tʿe ― did he go?

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “թէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 180a

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