the thirty seventh letter of the alphabet, the eighth of the vowels. It was introduced in the Armenian alphabet towards the end of the XIIth century to facilitate or distinguish the two different pronunciations of the syllable աւ, which is generally pronounced "av" when followed by a vowel, as աւետարան;
on the contrary, when followed by a consonant, it is pronounced like the English "o", as աւգնեմ, աւրհնեմ, աւրէնք.
for, by reason of, for the sake of, on account of, in consideration of, considering, touching, concerning, upon the subject of;
as to, as for, with respect to;
— սիրոյն աստուծոյ, for the love of God;
— իմ, for me, for my sake;
as for me, for my part;
— թեթեւ ինչ յանցանաց, for a slight fault;
— երկիւղի, for fear of;
— ընտրելոց, in favour of the elect;
— զի, for, because, wherefore;
— է՞ր, why ? for what reason ?
— այնր or այնորիկ — այդր or այդորիկ —այսր or այսորիկ, for that reason, therefore, to that end, on that account;
— ո՞յր, for which ? for whom ?
— որոյ, why, therefore, by reason of which, consequently, wherefore;
— անգիտութեան, through ignorance, ignorantly;
— խաչի քո պատուականի, by means of Thy most precious Cross, through Thy intercession;
cf. Մեղք;
սմին իրի or վասն, for this reason.
indifferent;
indiscreet.
indifferently;
indiscreetly.
the eleventh letter of the alphabet and the fifth of the vowels;
twenty, twentieth.
to, of, by, for, in, at, upon, during, with;
հայեցաւ ի Պետրոս, he looked at Peter;
ի ժամ երրորդ, at three o'clock;
գնալ ի Հայաստան, to go to Armenia;
յերկրէ ի յերկինս, from earth to heaven;
ի պատկեր Աստուծոյ, in the image of God;
ի փրկութիւն առաքեաց, he sent to save;
բաշխեաց ի մարդ հաց մի, he distributed a loaf to each person;
որ ելանէ ի բերանոյ՝ ի սրտէ անտի գայ, that which comes out of the mouth comes from the heart;
ոչ կարէր տեսանել ի բազմութենէն, he could not see on account of the crowd;
շրջել ի զպոյ, to walk with a stick;
ի ձախմէ Դամասկոսի, to the left of Damascus;
նստել ի տան, to be at home;
ի տեղւոջ անդ, in that place;
ի տունջեան եւ գիշերի, by day and night;
ի նմիմ ամի, in the same year;
ի գարնան, in spring;
ի ննջելն, asleep, sleeping;
ի գնալն, in going, while going;
ի գլուխ իմ, on my head;
ի բարկութեան իմում, in my anger;
ի հանդերձս աղտեղիս, with soiled clothes.
from above.
far, afar;
outside;
apart, aside;
— գնալ, to depart;
to steal away;
— կալ, to keep away, to desist, to leave off;
to refrain;
— կալ ի հաւատոց, to renounce the faith;
— արձակել, to deliver up, to abandon;
— խափանել, to hidder;
— առնել, բառնալ, to take away, to estrange, to remove, to snatch away, cf. Հեռացուցանեմ, cf. Օտարացուցանեմ;
— առնուլ, to carry or clear away, to take off, to abstract, cf. Բացաբառնամ;
— թողուլ, to abandon, to leave off, to cease from;
— դնել, to put on one side, to lay aside or apart;
զոգի — դնել, to affront, to brave death;
— մերժել զերկիւղ, to drive away fear;
անդր —, քաջ —, very, much;
քաջ — քան զնոցա անասնութիւնն գնաս գնացս, you are filthier than a beast;
— տար ! God forbid! Fie! Fie upon you! — գնա ! begone! Get out! Go away! to the devil with you! cf. Բաց.
cf. Բացեայ.
from afar;
afar;
in an open place, abroad;
— առնել, to send away;
cf. Բաց.
in the open air, abroad, out, in an open place;
cf. Բաց.
from afar;
cf. Բացուստ.
cf. Բուն.
out;
— կողզել, to pull out, to extract;
cf. Դուռն.
in vain, vainly, to no purpose;
without force;
unjustly;
cf. Զուր.
cf. Թիկունք.
cf. Մէջ.
together, at once;
conjointly;
altogether, wholly, totally, completely, entirely;
գալ —, to assemble;
— էական, consubstantial.
in the middle, between, among.
from the middle.
from the beginning, at the beginning;
cf. Սկիզբն.
to the end;
finally, at length, at last;
fully, altogether, wholly, entirely, quite.
cf. Ստոր.
cf. Ստոր.
in what? with what? in what way, or manner? ի՞ւ գիտացից, how shall I know it ?
to;
from;
for;
by;
towards, with respect to;
in order to;
— նոսա, to them;
— մէնջ, from us;
— սրբել, in order to purify;
— յիշատակ, for the memory, for the remembrance;
— չգոյէ, not having, because he had not;
— մահ վիրաւորեալ, wounded to death or mortally wounded;
— մահ մեղանչել, to commit a deadly sin;
— հօրէ, from the father;
paternal;
— չգիտելոյ, ignorantly;
— զարգ, ornamental, by way of ornament.
cast out, cast off;
abject;
cf. Բացընկեցիկ.
to what end? to what purpose?
to steep, to soak, to macerate.
cf. Բաց.
cf. Բաց.
by stealth, secretly.
inclining, that bends, that goes stooping;
slope, declivity, brow, side of a hill.
cf. Զառ ի թափ.
cf. Զառ ի թափ.
flat, level.
down-hill, slope, declivity, descent, brow, hill;
sloping, inclining, down-hill.
steepness, acclivity, up-hill, ascent, steep mountain;
hillock, rising ground;
steep, hilly, up hill.
knoll, little hill, ascent or acclivity.
why? for what cause or reason ?
things past.
under.
how ? why ? for what cause ? — իցէ ինձ, no matter to me! what does it matter to me ? — իցեն այն ամենայն, of what use is all that ?
in troops, by companies;
in crowds;
ծաղկունք հոյլ ի հոյլ դեռափթիթք, a thousand new-budding flowers.
assault, attack.