իբրև

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

• իբրու (ibru)

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 tʻē, ibrew zi, ibrew etʻē ― as if, as though; because, seeing that

   իբրեւ ոչ եթէ ― ibrew očʻ etʻē ― not as if, not only, as if it were not

   իբրեւ զմիոյ միոյ լերանց ― ibrew zmioy mioy lerancʻ ― like the mountains

   իբրեւ զարմանալով իմն ― ibrew zarmanalov imn ― as if surprised

   ամաց իբրեւ երեսնից ― amacʻ ibrew eresnicʻ ― about thirty years of age

   իբրե՛ւ զի ― ibréw zi ― (conjunction) how! how much! how many!

   իբրե՛ւ գեղեցիկ է առաքինութիւնն ― ibréw gełecʻik ē aṙakʻinutʻiwnn ― how beautiful is virtue!

Adverb

իբրև • (ibrew)

1. when
2. even though

Descendants

• Armenian: իբրև (ibrew)

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իբրև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իբրև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իբր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press