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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian չ- (čʻ-).
Pronunciation
Prefix
չ- • (čʻ-)
- a negative particle appended to the verb to form the negative conjugation of all moods, except the imperative mood
- չ- (čʻ-) + սիրել (sirel, “to like”) → չսիրել (čʻsirel, “not to like”)
- չ- (čʻ-) + գրեցի (grecʻi, “I wrote”) → չգրեցի (čʻgrecʻi, “I did not write”)
- A negative prefix, appended to some verb roots
- չ- (čʻ-) + բերել (berel, “to bring”) → չբեր (čʻber, “non-bringing, barren”)
Usage notes
As a negative prefix (sense 2) this is not productive anymore.
Derived terms
Old Armenian
Etymology
From ոչ (očʻ).
Prefix
չ- • (čʻ-)
- A negative prefix
- Աստուած ― Astuac ― God
- չաստուած ― čʻastuac ― false god
- լուր ― lur ― news
- չլուր ― čʻlur ― unheard of
- երէց ― erēcʻ ― priest
- չերէց ― čʻerēcʻ ― pseudopriest, bad or unworthy priest
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