որպեսզի

Armenian

Alternative forms

• որպէսզի (orpēszi) — traditional orthography
• որպես զի (orpes zi) — dated

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որպէս զի (orpēs zi, “in order that, that, to the end that, so that; because, for”).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [voɾˈpeszi]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [voɾˈbesi]
• Hyphenation: որ‧պես‧զի

Conjunction

որպեսզի • (orpeszi)

1. (formal) in order to

Usage notes

• Note the stress on the second syllable.
• Should not be confused with որպիսի (orpisi).

References

• Barseġyan, Hovhannes (1973) “որպեսզի”, in Hayeren uġġagrakan-uġġaxosakan, terminabanakan baṙaran [Armenian Orthographic–Orthoepic Terminological Dictionary] (in Armenian), Yerevan: Luys, page 750a
• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, page 48