See also: որպես

Old Armenian

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Etymology

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From որ (or) +‎ պէս (pēs).

Preposition

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որպէս (orpēs)

  1. (with accusative) as, the same as, like, almost, according to, conformably, how; when
    որպէս զիorpēs ziin order that, that, to the end that, so that; because, for
    որպէս թէorpēs tʻēas if, as though
    որպէս զիարդ եւ իցէorpēs ziard ew icʻēat all events, no matter what happens
    որպէս զիարդ եւ կամք իցենorpēs ziard ew kamkʻ icʻenhowever they may wish, in whatever way one may wish it
    մարդոյ որպէս խոտոյ են աւուրք իւրmardoy orpēs xotoy en awurkʻ iwrthe days of man are like grass
    որպէսնorpēsn(noun) the why, the wherefore

Usage notes

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Also functioning as an adverb.

Interjection

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որպէս (orpēs)

  1. how! what! indeed!
    որպէ՜ս թէorpē!s tʻēhow! what! indeed!
    որպէ՜ս առանց քննելոյ են դատաստանք Նորաorpē!s aṙancʻ kʻnneloy en datastankʻ Norahow unsearchable are His judgments!
    որպէ՜ս, մեռա՜ւ ուրեմնorpē!s, meṙa!w uremnwhat! he is dead!

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Armenian: որպես (orpes)

References

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  • 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