նա
See also: Appendix:Variations of "na"
Armenian
Etymology
From Old Armenian նա (na).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /nɑ/, [nɑ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /nɑ/, [nɑ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Pronoun
նա • (na)
Usage notes
այն (ayn) and նա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.
In the spoken language, նա is much more often a personal pronoun than a demonstrative, with demonstrative function fulfilled by դա (da) or էնի (ēni), depending on register.
In the spoken language, նա is commonly replaced with ինքը (inkʻə) as the third person singular personal pronoun, e.g., ինքը տուն է գնում (inkʻə tun ē gnum) instead of նա տուն է գնում (na tun ē gnum), both meaning “he/she is going home”.
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | նա (na) |
| genitive | նրա (nra) |
| dative | նրան (nran) |
| accusative | նրան (nran) |
| ablative | նրանից (nranicʻ) |
| instrumental | նրանով (nranov) |
| locative | նրանում (nranum) |
See also
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- նայ (nay)
- նէ (nē) (invented by the Hellenizing School as “she”)
Etymology
From earlier *նո- (*no-).
Pronoun
նա • (na)
- (personal) he, she
- ուտէ նա ― utē na ― he or she eats
- խնդրեմ զնա ― xndrem zna ― I am looking for him, her or it
- նա է ― na ē ― it is he or she
- (demonstrative) that, it (not near the 1st or 2nd person)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | նա (na) | նոքա (nokʻa) |
| genitive | նորա (nora) | նոցա (nocʻa) |
| dative | նմա (nma) | նոցա (nocʻa) |
| accusative | նա (na) | նոսա (nosa) |
| ablative | նմանէ (nmanē) | նոցանէ (nocʻanē) |
| instrumental | նովաւ (novaw) | նոքօք = նոքաւք (nokʻōkʻ = nokʻawkʻ) |
| locative | նմա (nma) | նոսա (nosa) |
Synonyms
Descendants
- Armenian: նա (na)
See also
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ես (es) | մեք (mekʻ) | |
| 2nd person | դու (du) | դուք (dukʻ) | |
| 3rd person | նա (na) | նոքա (nokʻa) | |
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “նա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “նա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “նա”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press