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նա
նա
See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"
Armenian
Pronoun
նա • (na)
Declension
See also
Eastern Armenian personal pronouns
Western Armenian personal pronouns (Traditional orthography)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- նայ (nay)
- նէ (nē) (invented by the Hellenophile school as “she”)
Etymology
From earlier *նո- (*no-).
Pronoun
նա • (na)
- (personal) he, she
- ուտէ նա ― utē na ― he or she eats
- խնդրեմ զնա ― xndrem zna ― I am looking for him, her or it
- նա է ― na ē ― it is he or she
- (demonstrative) that, it (not near the 1st or 2nd person)
Declension
pronominal
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | նա (na) | նոքա (nokʿa) | |
| genitive | նորա (nora) | նոցա (nocʿa) | |
| dative | նմա (nma) | նոցա (nocʿa) | |
| accusative | նա (na) | նոսա (nosa) | |
| ablative | նմանէ (nmanē) | նոցանէ (nocʿanē) | |
| instrumental | նովաւ (novaw) | նոքօք = նոքաւք (nokʿōkʿ = nokʿawkʿ) | |
| locative | նմա (nma) | նոսա (nosa) | |
| these are also written as նայ (nay), նորայ (noray), նոքայ (nokʿay), նոցայ (nocʿay), նմայ (nmay), etc.; an unusual plural genitive/dative նոջա (noǰa) is also attested | |||
Synonyms
Descendants
- Armenian: նա (na)
See also
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “նա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “նա”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “նա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935