միթե
Armenian
FWOTD – 28 August 2020
Alternative forms
- միթէ (mitʻē) — traditional orthography
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian միթէ (mitʻē), from մի (mi) + թէ (tʻē). Compare the similar development in Georgian ნუთუ (nutu).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /ˈmitʰe/, [mítʰe]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /ˈmite/, [mítʰe]
Particle
միթե • (mitʻe)
- is it possible? could it be so? whether? really?
- Մի՞թե սա է ճիշտը։ ― Mi?tʻe sa ē čištə. ― Could this be true?
- 1885 – 1920, Vahan Teryan:
- Մի՞թե վերջին պոետն եմ ես,
Վերջին երգիչն իմ երկրի- Mi?tʻe verǰin poetn em es,
Verǰin ergičʻn im erkri
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Mi?tʻe verǰin poetn em es,
- Մի՞թե վերջին պոետն եմ ես,
Usage notes
Note the irregular stress on the first syllable.