թե

թե

Armenian

Alternative forms

• թէ (tʿē) – traditional orthography spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old Armenian թէ (tʿē).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [tʰɛ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [tʰɛ]

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Conjunction

թե • (tʿe)

1. that

   Նա ասում է, թե պատրաստ է։ ― Na asum ē, tʿe patrast ē. ― He says, that he is ready.

2. or

   Աջ, թե՞ ձախ։ ― Aǰ, tʿe^? jax. ― Left or right?

Particle

թե • (tʿe)

1. (Hamshen) serves as an interrogative particle

   գնա՞ց թե ― gna^?cʿ tʿe ― did he go?

References

• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1973), “թէ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), volume II, 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 180a