էր

See also: Appendix:Variations of "er"

Armenian

Alternative forms

• եր (er) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography

Etymology

From Old Armenian էր (ēr).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /eɾ/, [eɾ], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): /jeɾ/, [jeɾ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /eɾ/, [eɾ], (following a vowel) IPA^(key): /jeɾ/, [jeɾ]

Verb

էր • (ēr)

1. third-person singular imperfect of եմ (em)

Old Armenian

Etymology 1

Genitive of ի- (i-).

Pronoun

է՞ր • (ē^?r)

1. (interrogative) why? for what reason or cause?

   է՞ր աղագաւ, է՞ր ընդէր, էրո՞ւմ, է՞ր սակս, է՞ր վասն, վասն է՞ր ― ē^?r ałagaw, ē^?r əndēr, ēru^?m, ē^?r saks, ē^?r vasn, vasn ē^?r ― why?

   յէ՞ր վերայ ― yē^?r veray ― on what? on which?

Derived terms

• էրում (ērum)
• ընդէր (əndēr)

Descendants

• Armenian: հեր (her)

References

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

Etymology 2

Verb

էր • (ēr)

1. third-person singular imperfect active indicative of եմ (em)

Descendants

• Armenian: էր (ēr)