չ-
See also: չ, Չ, and -չ-
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian չ- (čʿ-).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [t͡ʃʰ], [t͡ʃʰə]
Prefix
չ- • (čʿ-)
- a negative particle appended to the verb to form the negative conjugation of all moods, except the imperative mood
- չ- (čʿ-) + սիրել (sirel, “to like”) → չսիրել (čʿsirel, “not to like”)
- չ- (čʿ-) + գրեցի (grecʿi, “I wrote”) → չսիրել (čʿsirel, “'I did not write”)
- A negative prefix, appended to some verb roots
- չ- (čʿ-) + բերել (berel, “to bring”) → չբեր (čʿber, “non-bringing, barren”)
Usage notes
As a negative prefix (sense 2) this is not productive anymore.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Armenian_words_prefixed_with_%D5%B9-' title='Category:Armenian words prefixed with չ-'>Armenian words prefixed with չ-</a>
Old Armenian
Etymology
From ոչ (očʿ).
Prefix
չ- • (čʿ-)
- A negative prefix
- Աստուած ― Astuac ― God
- չաստուած ― čʿastuac ― false god
- լուր ― lur ― news
- չլուր ― čʿlur ― unheard of
- երէց ― erēcʿ ― priest
- չերէց ― čʿerēcʿ ― pseudopriest, bad or unworthy priest
Synonyms
- ան- (an-), տ- (t-), ապ- (ap-)
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Old_Armenian_words_prefixed_with_%D5%B9-' title='Category:Old Armenian words prefixed with չ-'>Old Armenian words prefixed with չ-</a>
Descendants
- Armenian: չ- (čʿ-)