գոնե
Armenian
Alternative forms
- գոնէ (gonē) – traditional orthography spelling
- գոնյա (gonya)
- գօնյա (gōnya) – Tbilisi
- գՙօ՛նէ (gʿṓnē) – Haçin
Etymology
From Old Armenian գոնէ (gonē), գոնեա (gonea).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ˈɡɔnɛ], [ɡɔˈnɛ]
- Hyphenation: գո‧նե
Particle
գոնե • (gone)
- at least
- Գոնե մի բան ասա։ ― Gone mi ban asa. ― At least say something.
Usage notes
Note the stress on the first syllable.
Further reading
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971), “գոնեայ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), volume I, 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 579a
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