յա

Armenian

Alternative forms

եա (ea) — traditional orthography

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [jɑ]
(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [jɑ]

Etymology 1

From Middle Armenian եա (ea), ultimately from Persian (yâ, “or”).

Conjunction

յա • (ya)

(dialectal) or

Usage notes

Only used in the construction յա … յա (ya … ya, “either … or”).

Interjection

յա • (ya)

an interjection expressing surprise
Synonyms: վահ (vah), միթե (mitʻe)
an interjection expressing encouragement
Synonyms: ով (ov), դե (de)

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