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այո

այո

Armenian

Particle

այո (ayo)

  1. (formal) yes

Synonyms

  • (informal) հա (ha)

Antonyms


Old Armenian

Alternative forms

  • այոյ (ayoy)
  • հայո (hayo)
  • հայոյ (hayoy)

Etymology

Probably of onomatopoeic origin. Alternatively, from Proto-Armenian *ayú, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂óyu.

Adverb

այո (ayo)

  1. yes

Usage notes

  • Often written with a շեշտ (šešt)այո՛ (ayó).
  • A declined form այոյնիւն (ayoyniwn), which is a singular instrumental, is attested.
  • Already in the 12th century the word was extinct, replaced by հա (ha).

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), այո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), այո”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), այո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010), “ayo”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 58