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Armenian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian գրեթէ (gretʻē), from գրեա՛ թէ (greá tʻē), imperative of գրեմ (grem, “to write”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
գրեթե • (gretʻe)
- almost, nearly
- Synonym: համարյա (hamarya)
Usage notes
Note the stress on the penultimate syllable.
References
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48