չ-

From Old Armenian չ- (čʻ-).

(before a vowel:)

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰ/ [t͡ʃʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃ/ [t͡ʃʰ]

(before a consonant:)

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃʰə/ [t͡ʃʰə]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə/ [t͡ʃʰə]

չ- • (čʻ-)

1. a negative particle appended to the verb to form the negative conjugation of all moods, except the imperative mood

   ‎չ- (čʻ-) + ‎սիրել (sirel, “to like”) → ‎չսիրել (čʻsirel, “not to like”)

   ‎չ- (čʻ-) + ‎գրեցի (grecʻi, “I wrote”) → ‎չգրեցի (čʻgrecʻi, “I did not write”)

2. A negative prefix, appended to some verb roots

   ‎չ- (čʻ-) + ‎բերել (berel, “to bring”) → ‎չբեր (čʻber, “non-bringing, barren”)

As a negative prefix (sense 2) this is not productive anymore.

From ոչ (očʻ).

չ- • (čʻ-)

1. A negative prefix

   Աստուած ― Astuac ― God

   չաստուած ― čʻastuac ― false god

   լուր ― lur ― news

   չլուր ― čʻlur ― unheard of

   երէց ― erēcʻ ― priest

   չերէց ― čʻerēcʻ ― pseudopriest, bad or unworthy priest

• ան- (an-), տ- (t-), ապ- (ap-)

• Armenian: չ- (čʻ-)