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, standard) IPA^(key): [mítʰe]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [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

Usage notes

Note the irregular stress on the first syllable.

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