իբրեւ

See also: իբրև

Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From իբր (ibr) +‎ եւ (ew).

Preposition

իբրեւ • (ibrew)

  1. (with accusative) as; in quality of; nearly, rather like
    իբրեւ, իբրեւ այն թէ, իբրեւ զի, իբրեւ եթէ ― ibrew, ibrew ayn tʿē, ibrew zi, ibrew etʿē ― as if, as though; because, seeing that
    իբրեւ ոչ եթէ ― ibrew očʿ etʿē ― not as if, not only, as if it were not
    իբրեւ զմիոյ միոյ լերանց ― ibrew zmioy mioy lerancʿ ― like the mountains
    իբրեւ զարմանալով իմն ― ibrew zarmanalov imn ― as if surprised
    ամաց իբրեւ երեսնից ― amacʿ ibrew eresnicʿ ― about thirty years of age
    իբրե՛ւ զի ― ibréw zi ― (conjunction) how! how much! how many!
    իբրե՛ւ գեղեցիկ է առաքինութիւնն ― ibréw gełecʿik ē aṙakʿinutʿiwnn ― how beautiful is virtue!

Adverb

իբրեւ • (ibrew)

  1. when
  2. even though

Descendants

References
  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “իբրեւ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իբրեւ”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “իբր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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