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See also: ր,
ը,
Ր,
Բ, and Ը
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian -ն (-n).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ը • (-ə)
- a definite article that assigns definite reference to the noun and is suffixed to the noun’s stem, or to the plural suffix or to the case ending
- գիրքը ― girkʻə ― the book
- ծառերը ― caṙerə ― the trees
Usage notes
The allomorph -ն (-n) is used when the lexeme to which it is attached ends in a vowel, e.g. ծառա-ն (caṙa-n, “the servant”), մարդու-ն (mardu-n, “the man (dative)”), or when the following word starts with a vowel, e.g. գիրք-ն եմ ուզում (girkʻ-n em uzum, “I want the book”). In all other cases -ը (-ə) is used.