յա

Armenian

Alternative forms

• եա (ea) — traditional orthography

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian եա (ea), ultimately from Persian یا (yâ, “or”).

Conjunction

յա • (ya)

1. (dialectal) or

Usage notes

Only used in the construction յա … յա (ya … ya, “either … or”).

Etymology 2

Interjection

յա • (ya)

1. an interjection expressing surprise

   Synonyms: վահ (vah), միթե (mitʻe)

2. an interjection expressing encouragement

   Synonyms: ով (ov), դե (de)