երկուշաբթի
erkušabtʻi/jeɾkuʃɑbˈtʰi/
երկուշաբթի (erkušabtʻi) is the Armenian word for Monday.
The word is used to refer to the day of the week, Monday.
Meaning: day of the week (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word contains երկու, which means two or the second.
How does it change in a sentence?
երկուշաբթի is an indeclinable noun, which means it does not change its form to indicate case or number in most standard contexts.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is erkušabtʻi. It is pronounced /jeɾkuʃɑbˈtʰi/. The /j/ sound is like the [y] in [y]es, /k/ is like the [c] in [c]an, /u/ is like the [oo] in c[oo]l, /ʃ/ is like the [sh] in [sh]ip, /ɑ/ is like the [a] in l[a]va, /b/ is like the [b] in [b]ee, /tʰ/ is like the [t] in [t]op and /i/ is like the [ea] in s[ea]t, being short in duration.
Did you know?
- The word երկուշաբթի contains the root շաբաթ, which means 'Sabbath'. This reflects an ancient system where weekdays were counted as the distance from the Saturday rest day.
- Armenian uses a unique alphabet for երկուշաբթի that was created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD, meaning the word has been written in this specific script for over 1,600 years.
- While many Indo-European languages name Monday after the 'Moon', Armenian uses a counting system based on the week's progression.
Examples in context
- Թոմը ծնվել է երկուշաբթի:Tom was born on a Monday.This sentence is useful for stating the day someone was born using երկուշաբթի.Tatoeba #13439312 by Proxima5, translation #6531710 by CK
- Հաջորդ երկուշաբթի ազատ ե՞ս։Are you free next Monday?This sentence is useful for asking about availability on a future Monday using երկուշաբթի.Tatoeba #13356840 by Proxima5, translation #9347405 by CK
- Անցած երկուշաբթի զբաղվա՞ծ էիք։Were you busy last Monday?This sentence is useful for asking about someone's status during a past Monday using երկուշաբթի.Tatoeba #13060351 by Proxima5, translation #6898652 by CK
- 35 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Nane and Artash are discussing their weekly schedule.
- Նանե NaneԵ՞րբ է մեր հանդիպումը:Yerb e mer handipume?When is our meeting?
- Արտաշ ArtashՄեր հանդիպումը երկուշաբթի է:Mer handipume yerkushabti e.Our meeting is on Monday.
- Նանե NaneԺամը քառասնորդի՞ն:Zhamy karrasnordin?At four o'clock?
- Արտաշ ArtashԱյո, երկուշաբթի ժամը չորսին:Ayo, yerkushabti zhamy chorsin.Yes, Monday at four o'clock.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “Monday” translations and entries երկուշաբթի, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
