որևէ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- որ եւ է (or ew ē) (dated)
- վորևե (vorewe) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որ եւ է (or ew ē, “whoever, whatever”).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ˈvɔɾɛvɛ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ˈvɔɾɛvɛ]
- Hyphenation: ո‧րե‧վէ
Pronoun
որևէ • (orewē)
- any
- Synonym: (Western Armenian) ոեւէ (oewē)
Usage notes
Note the stress on the first syllable.
Synonyms
- որեւիցե (orewicʿe)
References
- Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “որևէ”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 745b
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48