անդորրագիր
andorragir/ɑndoɾɾɑˈɡiɾ/
In Armenian, the word for receipt is անդորրագիր (andorragir).
The term refers to a written acknowledgement.
Meaning: written acknowledgement (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
To make the noun definite (equivalent to adding 'the' in English), add the suffix –ը to the end of the word, resulting in անդորրագիրը. To form the plural, add the suffix –եր to get անդորրագրեր.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is andorragir. The pronunciation is /ɑndoɾɾɑˈɡiɾ/. The /ɑ/ sound is like the [a] in l[a]va, the /n/ is like the [n] in [n]est, the /d/ is like the [d] in [d]og, the /ɡ/ is like the [g] in [g]ood and the /i/ is like the [ea] in s[ea]t, short in duration.
Did you know?
- The Armenian alphabet is one of the few in the world created by a single person, Mesrop Mashtots, to ensure texts like անդորրագիր could be written in a native script.
- The word անդորրագիր is a combination of the word for 'quiet' and the word for 'writing'.
- While անդորրագիր is the formal term, in modern daily commerce, Armenians often use the loanword 'check' for a store receipt.
Examples in context
- Որտե՞ղ է անդորրագիրը:Where is the receipt?This sentence is useful for asking for the location of the անդորրագիր.Tatoeba #13093958 by Proxima5, translation #1229134 by Eldad
Example conversation
Artash is buying a gift for Lilian at a store.
- Արտաշ ArtashԱհա ձեր անդորրագիրը:Aha dzer andorragiry:Here is your receipt.
- Լիլիան LilianՇնորհակալություն, Արտաշ:Shnorhakalutyun, Artash:Thank you, Artash.
- Արտաշ ArtashՊահի՛ր այն, եթե փոխենք ապրանքը:Pahir ayn, ete pokhenk apranky:Keep it in case we exchange the item.
- Լիլիան LilianԼավ, ես կպահեմ այն:Lav, yes kpahēm ayn:Okay, I will keep it.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “receipt” translations and entries անդորրագիր, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries անդորրագիր, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
