կը
See also: կ-
Armenian
Alternative forms
- կ՚- (k’-) – before a vowel
- կու (ku)
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Armenian կու (ku), which first appears in the 12th century and is of uncertain origin. According to Aytənean, from կայ (kay, “stands, is”) + ու (u, “and”).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [kə]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɡə]
Particle
կը • (kə)
- (Western Armenian) particle put in front of the verb to form the indicative mood
- կը խօսիմ ― kə xōsim ― I am talking
- կը կարդար ― kə kardar ― he was reading
- (Eastern Armenian) Traditional orthography spelling of կ- (k-)
Further reading
- Ačaṙyan, Hračʿya (1959) Liakatar kʿerakanutʿyun hayocʿ lezvi hamematutʿyamb 562 lezuneri [Complete Grammar of the Armenian Language Compared to 562 Languages] (in Armenian), volume 4a, Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 389–395
- Aytənean, Arsēn (1866) Kʿnnakan kʿerakanutʿiwn ašxarhabar kam ardi hayerēn lezui. Kʿerakanutʿiwn [Critical Grammar of the Vernacular or Modern Armenian Language: Grammar], Vienna: Mekhitarist Press, page 77
- J̌ahukyan, Geworg (1972) Hay barbaṙagitutʿyan neracutʿyun [Introduction into Armenian Dialectology] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Academy Press, pages 104–105
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