թե

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian թէ (tʻē).

Pronunciation

Conjunction

թե • (tʻe)

  1. that
    Synonym: որ (or)
    Նա ասում է, թե պատրաստ է։ ― Na asum ē, tʻe patrast ē. ― He says, that he is ready.
  2. or
    Աջ, թե՞ ձախ։ ― Aǰ, tʻe? jax. ― Left or right?
  3. if
    Synonym: եթե (etʻe)
  4. so that, in order to
    Synonyms: որ (or), (formal) որպեսզի (orpeszi)
  5. (when repeated) as well as, both ... and ...
    Թե մեկը, թե մյուսը գործածելի են։ ― Tʻe mekə, tʻe myusə gorcaceli en. ― Both of them are applicable.

Particle

թե • (tʻe)

  1. (Hamshen) serves as an interrogative particle
    գնա՞ց թե ― gna?cʻ tʻe ― did he go?

References

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