գոնե

Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian գոնէ (gonē), գոնեա (gonea).

Pronunciation

Particle

գոնե (gone)

  1. 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, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page 579a
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