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մեք
մեք
Old Armenian
Pronoun
մեք • (mekʿ)
- (personal) we
- մեք ինքնին, մեք մեզէն ― mekʿ inkʿnin, mekʿ mezēn ― ourselves
- զի՛նչ մեք ողորմելիքս ― zínčʿ mekʿ ołormelikʿs ― what poor creatures we are!
Declension
pronominal
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ես (es) | մեք (mekʿ) | |
| genitive | իմ (im) | մեր (mer) | |
| dative | ինձ (inj) | մեզ (mez) | |
| accusative | իս (is) | մեզ (mez) | |
| ablative | ինէն, ինձէն1 (inēn, injēn1) | մէնջ, մեզէն1, մեզոյն1 (mēnǰ, mezēn1, mezoyn1) | |
| instrumental | ինեւ (inew) | մեւք, մեօք = մեաւք (mewkʿ, meōkʿ = meawkʿ) | |
| locative | իս (is) | մեզ (mez) | |
| an instrumental ինեաւ (ineaw) is also attested; moreover, an ablative իսանէ (isanē) is attested post-classically 1 these secondary ablative form may be used in an intensifying role: ես ինձէն աչօք տեսի ― es injēn ačʿōkʿ tesi ― I saw with my own eyes | |||
Usage notes
The word has the following combining forms: մեր- (mer-), մեօք- (meōkʿ-) (rare).
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Descendants
- Armenian: մենք (menkʿ)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “մեք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “մեք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “մեք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935