այո
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian այո (ayo); see it for more.
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈjɔ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ɑˈjɔ]
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ա‧յո
Particle
այո • (ayo)
- (formal) yes
Synonyms
- (informal) հա (ha)
Antonyms
- ոչ (očʿ)
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- այոյ (ayoy)
- հայո (hayo)
- հայոյ (hayoy)
Etymology
Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *ayú, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.
Adverb
այո • (ayo)
- yes
Usage notes
- Often written with a շեշտ (šešt) — այո՛ (ayó).
- A declined form այոյնիւն (ayoyniwn), which is a singular instrumental, is attested.
- The word was already extinct by the 12th century, having been replaced by հա (ha).
Descendants
- Armenian: այո (ayo)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “ayo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 58