դա

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Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Noun

դա (da)

  1. the name of the Armenian letter դ (d)
Usage notes

Eastern Armenians in Armenia prefer calling this letter simply , probably under the influence of Russian, which has no elaborate names for its letters.

Declension
i-type, animate (Eastern Armenian)
singular plural
nominative դա (da) դայեր (dayer)
dative դայի (dayi) դայերի (dayeri)
ablative դայից (dayicʻ) դայերից (dayericʻ)
instrumental դայով (dayov) դայերով (dayerov)
locative
definite forms
nominative դան (dan) դայերը/դայերն (dayerə/dayern)
dative դային (dayin) դայերին (dayerin)
1st person possessive forms (my)
nominative դաս (das) դայերս (dayers)
dative դայիս (dayis) դայերիս (dayeris)
ablative դայիցս (dayicʻs) դայերիցս (dayericʻs)
instrumental դայովս (dayovs) դայերովս (dayerovs)
locative
2nd person possessive forms (your)
nominative դադ (dad) դայերդ (dayerd)
dative դայիդ (dayid) դայերիդ (dayerid)
ablative դայիցդ (dayicʻd) դայերիցդ (dayericʻd)
instrumental դայովդ (dayovd) դայերովդ (dayerovd)
locative

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Pronoun

դա (da)

  1. that
    Synonym: էտի (ēti)dialectal
    Դա ծիծաղելի չէ։Da cicaġeli čʻē.That's not funny.
  2. it
Usage notes

այդ (ayd) and դա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.

Declension

See also

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *դո- (*do-).

Pronoun

դա (da)

  1. (demonstrative) that (near the 2nd person)
    դա աւադիկda awadik(conjunction) here is, there is; see here; be hold; but; now
    դա՛ եւ դուք աւադիկdá ew dukʻ awadikthere you too

Declension

pronominal
singular plural
nominative դա (da) դոքա (dokʻa)
genitive դորա (dora) դոցա (docʻa)
dative դմա (dma) դոցա (docʻa)
accusative դա (da) դոսա (dosa)
ablative դմանէ (dmanē) դոցանէ (docʻanē)
instrumental դովաւ (dovaw) դոքօք = դոքաւք (dokʻōkʻ = dokʻawkʻ)
locative դմա (dma) դոսա (dosa)

these are also written as դայ (day), դորայ (doray), դոքայ (dokʻay), դոցայ (docʻay), դմայ (dmay), etc., when used with a deictic suffix

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դա (da)

References

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