նույնքան
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Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- նույն քան (nuyn kʻan) (dated)
- նոյնքան (noynkʻan) (traditional orthography spelling)
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian նոյն քան (noyn kʻan).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /nujnˈkʰɑn/, [nujŋkʰɑ́n]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /nujnˈkɑn/, [nujŋkʰɑ́n]
- Hyphenation: նույ‧քան
Pronoun[edit]
նույնքան • (nuynkʻan)
- as, equally, just as
- Վահագը նույնքան խելոք է, որքան Անատոլի Վասսերմանը։
- Vahagə nuynkʻan xelokʻ ē, orkʻan Anatoli Vassermanə.
- Vahag is just as smart as Anatoly Wasserman.
Usage notes[edit]
Note the stress on the first syllable.
References[edit]
- Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “նույնքան”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 718b
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48