գրեթե

Armenian

Alternative forms

գրե թե (gre tʿe) (dated)
գրեթէ (gretʿē) (traditional orthography spelling)

Etymology

From Old Armenian գրեթէ (gretʿē).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [ɡəˈɾɛtʰɛ]

Adverb

գրեթե • (gretʿe)

almost, nearly

Usage notes

Note the stress on the penultimate syllable.

Synonyms

համարյա (hamarya)

References

Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.