դա

See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"

Armenian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Noun

դա • (da)

  1. the name of the Armenian letter դ (d)
Usage notes

Eastern Armenians in Armenia prefer calling this letter simply [də], probably under the influence of Russian, which has no elaborate names for its letters.

Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Armenian դա (da).

Pronoun

դա • (da)

  1. that
    Synonym: էտի (ēti) dialectal
    Դա ծիծաղելի չէ։Da cicaġeli čʻē.That's not funny.
  2. it
Usage notes

այդ (ayd) and դա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.

Declension

See also

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • դայ (day)

Etymology

From *դո- (*do-).

Pronoun

դա • (da)

  1. (demonstrative) that (near the 2nd person)
    դա աւադիկda awadik(conjunction) here is, there is; see here; be hold; but; now
    դա՛ եւ դուք աւադիկdá ew dukʻ awadikthere you too

Declension

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Armenian: դա (da)

References

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “դա”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “դա”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “դ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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