որեւէ

Armenian

Alternative forms

որ եւ է (or ew ē) (dated)
վորևե (vorewe) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940

Etymology

From Old Armenian որ եւ է (or ew ē, “whoever, whatever”).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [ˈvɔɾɛvɛ]
Hyphenation: ո‧րե‧վէ

Pronoun

որեւէ • (orewē)

any

Usage notes

Note the stress on the first syllable.

Synonyms

որեւիցե (orewicʿe)

References

Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “որեւէ”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 745b
Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48

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