հենց

Armenian

Alternative forms

• հէնց (hēncʻ) — traditional orthography

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare սենց (sencʻ), տենց (tencʻ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /hent͡sʰ/, [hent͡sʰ]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /hent͡s/, [hent͡sʰ]

Adverb

հենց • (hencʻ)

1. right, very, precisely, exactly

   Synonyms: ճիշտ (čišt), իսկ (isk)

   Ես հենց դա եմ ասում։ ― Es hencʻ da em asum. ― That's exactly what I'm saying.

   հենց տան կողքին ― hencʻ tan koġkʻin ― right by the house

   հենց որ ― hencʻ or ― right when, just at that moment when

   հենց այնպես / հենց ըտենց ― hencʻ aynpes / hencʻ ətencʻ ― just like that (without thinking or without purpose)

2. only, just, alone
3. Dialectal form of այնպես (aynpes)