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Definition 2024


See also: ր, ը, Ր, Բ, and Ը

Armenian

Alternative forms

Suffix

()

  1. 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
    գիրքըgirkʿə ― the book
    ծառերըcaṙerə ― the trees

Usage notes

The allomorph (-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)), and when the following word starts with a vowel, e.g. գիրք-ն եմ ուզում (girkʿ-n em uzum, I want the book). In all other cases () is used.