որպէս
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See also: որպես
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Preposition[edit]
որպէս • (orpēs)
- (with accusative) as, the same as, like, almost, according to, conformably, how; when
- որպէս զի ― orpēs zi ― in order that, that, to the end that, so that; because, for
- որպէս թէ ― orpēs tʻē ― as if, as though
- որպէս զիարդ եւ իցէ ― orpēs ziard ew icʻē ― at all events, no matter what happens
- որպէս զիարդ եւ կամք իցեն ― orpēs ziard ew kamkʻ icʻen ― however they may wish, in whatever way one may wish it
- մարդոյ որպէս խոտոյ են աւուրք իւր ― mardoy orpēs xotoy en awurkʻ iwr ― the days of man are like grass
- որպէսն ― orpēsn ― (noun) the why, the wherefore
Usage notes[edit]
Also functioning as an adverb.
Interjection[edit]
որպէս • (orpēs)
- how! what! indeed!
- որպէ՜ս թէ ― orpē!s tʻē ― how! what! indeed!
- որպէ՜ս առանց քննելոյ են դատաստանք Նորա ― orpē!s aṙancʻ kʻnneloy en datastankʻ Nora ― how unsearchable are His judgments!
- որպէ՜ս, մեռա՜ւ ուրեմն ― orpē!s, meṙa!w uremn ― what! he is dead!
Derived terms[edit]
- անորպիսութիւն (anorpisutʻiwn)
- որպիսի (orpisi)
- որպիսութիւն (orpisutʻiwn)
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: որպես (orpes)
References[edit]
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “որպէս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “որպէս”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy