դա
See also: Appendix:Variations of "da"
Armenian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /dɑ/, [dɑ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /tɑ/, [tʰɑ]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Etymology 1
[edit]From Old Armenian դա (da).
Noun
[edit]դա • (da)
- the name of the Armenian letter դ (d)
Usage notes
[edit]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
[edit]| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դա (da) | դայեր (dayer) | ||
| dative | դայի (dayi) | դայերի (dayeri) | ||
| ablative | դայից (dayicʻ) | դայերից (dayericʻ) | ||
| instrumental | դայով (dayov) | դայերով (dayerov) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| definite forms | ||||
| nominative | դան (dan) | դայերը/դայերն (dayerə/dayern) | ||
| dative | դային (dayin) | դայերին (dayerin) | ||
| 1st person possessive forms (my) | ||||
| nominative | դաս (das) | դայերս (dayers) | ||
| dative | դայիս (dayis) | դայերիս (dayeris) | ||
| ablative | դայիցս (dayicʻs) | դայերիցս (dayericʻs) | ||
| instrumental | դայովս (dayovs) | դայերովս (dayerovs) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
| 2nd person possessive forms (your) | ||||
| nominative | դադ (dad) | դայերդ (dayerd) | ||
| dative | դայիդ (dayid) | դայերիդ (dayerid) | ||
| ablative | դայիցդ (dayicʻd) | դայերիցդ (dayericʻd) | ||
| instrumental | դայովդ (dayovd) | դայերովդ (dayerovd) | ||
| locative | — | — | ||
Etymology 2
[edit]From Old Armenian դա (da).
Pronoun
[edit]դա • (da)
Usage notes
[edit]այդ (ayd) and դա form a pronoun-determiner pair. See այս (ays) for more details.
Declension
[edit] declension of դա (Eastern Armenian)
See also
[edit]Old Armenian
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- դայ (day)
Etymology
[edit]From *դո- (*do-).
Pronoun
[edit]դա • (da)
- (demonstrative) that (near the 2nd person)
- դա աւադիկ ― da awadik ― (conjunction) here is, there is; see here; be hold; but; now
- դա՛ եւ դուք աւադիկ ― dá ew dukʻ awadik ― there you too
Declension
[edit]pronominal
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | դա (da) | դոքա (dokʻa) | |
| genitive | դորա (dora) | դոցա (docʻa) | |
| dative | դմա (dma) | դոցա (docʻa) | |
| accusative | դա (da) | դոսա (dosa) | |
| ablative | դմանէ (dmanē) | դոցանէ (docʻanē) | |
| instrumental | դովաւ (dovaw) | դոքօք = դոքաւք (dokʻōkʻ = dokʻawkʻ) | |
| locative | դմա (dma) | դոսա (dosa) | |
| these are also written as դայ (day), դորայ (doray), դոքայ (dokʻay), դոցայ (docʻay), դմայ (dmay), etc., when used with a deictic suffix | |||
Synonyms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Armenian: դա (da)
References
[edit]- 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