գոնե

գոնե

Armenian

Alternative forms

• գոնէ (gonē) – traditional orthography spelling
• գոնյա (gonya)
• գօնյա (gōnya) – Tbilisi
• գՙօ՛նէ (gʿṓnē) – Haçin

Etymology

From Old Armenian գոնէ (gonē), գոնեա (gonea).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈɡɔnɛ], [ɡɔˈnɛ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɔnɛ], [kʰɔˈnɛ]
• Hyphenation: գո‧նե

Particle

գոնե • (gone)

1. at least

   Գոնե մի բան ասա։ ― Gone mi ban asa. ― At least say something.

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

Further reading

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գոնեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 579a