ատեն

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ատեան (atean, “assembly; time”). The original meaning of the Old Armenian word is “assembly, council; meeting of an assembly” which developed into “time of such meeting” then finally to “time in general”.

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): [ɑˈtɛn]
(Western Armenian) IPA^(key): [ɑˈdɛn]

Noun

ատեն • (aten)

(Western Armenian) time, moment
այն ատեն — at that time, then

Synonyms

ժամանակ (žamanak)

References

Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ատեան”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press

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