հեչ

Armenian

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Armenian հէչ (hēčʻ), from Classical Persian هیچ (hēč).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /het͡ʃʰ/, [het͡ʃʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /het͡ʃ/, [het͡ʃʰ]

Adverb

հեչ • (hečʻ) (traditional orthography spelling հէչ)

1. not at all; emphasizes a negative

   հեչ մարդ չես ― hečʻ mard čʻes ― you are not a man at all

   հեչ բան չկա այստեղ ― hečʻ ban čʻka aysteġ ― there's nothing here at all