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Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian դու (du).
Pronunciation
Pronoun
դու • (du)
- (personal) you, thou
- դու իմ լավագույն ընկերն ես ― du im lavaguyn ənkern es ― you are my best friend
Declension
See also
Eastern Armenian personal pronouns
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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ես (es)
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մենք (menkʿ)
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| 2nd person
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familiar
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դու (du)
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դուք (dukʿ)
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| polite
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Դուք (Dukʿ)
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| 3rd person
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նա (na)
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նրանք (nrankʿ)
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singular
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plural
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| 1st person
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ես (es)
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մենք (menkʿ)
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| 2nd person
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familiar
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դուն (dun)
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դուք (dukʿ)
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| polite
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Դուք (Dukʿ)
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| 3rd person
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ան (an)
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անոնք (anonkʿ)
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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *túh₂. For the stem քե- (kʻe-) in singular oblique cases see քեզ (kʻez). The stem ձե- (je-) in plural oblique cases remains unexplained.
Pronoun
դու • (du)
- (personal) thou, you (singular)
- կամ դու կամ ես ― kam du kam es ― either you or I
- դու ինքն ― du inkʻn ― thyself
- զի՞նչ գործ գործեցեր դու ընդ մեզ ― zi?nčʻ gorc gorcecʻer du ənd mez ― why have you done this to us?
- մահկանացու ես դու եւ ոչ կենդանացու ― mahkanacʻu es du ew očʻ kendanacʻu ― thou shalt die and not live
- ո՞վ ես դու ― o?v es du ― who are you?
- զոր դու գտեր ― zor du gter ― what you have found
- չես դու սիրիչ մարդահաճութեան ― čʻes du siričʻ mardahačutʻean ― you do not like flattery
- դու տիրես զօրութեանց ծովու ― du tires zōrutʻeancʻ covu ― thou rulest the proud waves
Declension
pronominal
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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դու (du)
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դուք (dukʻ)
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| genitive
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քո (kʻo)
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ձեր (jer)
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| dative
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քեզ (kʻez)
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ձեզ (jez)
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| accusative
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քեզ (kʻez)
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ձեզ (jez)
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| ablative
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քէն, քեզէն1, քեզոյն1 (kʻēn, kʻezēn1, kʻezoyn1)
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ձէնջ, ձեզէն1, ձեզոյն1 (jēnǰ, jezēn1, jezoyn1)
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| instrumental
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քեւ (kʻew)
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ձեւք, ձեօք = ձեաւք (jewkʻ, jeōkʻ = jeawkʻ)
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| locative
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քեզ (kʻez)
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ձեզ (jez)
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1 these secondary ablative forms may be used in an intensifying role
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դու”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press