որպեսզի
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Armenian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- որպէսզի (orpēszi) — traditional orthography
- որպես զի (orpes zi) — dated
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian որպէս զի (orpēs zi, “in order that, that, to the end that, so that; because, for”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /voɾˈpeszi/, [voɾpészi]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): /voɾˈbesi/, [voɾbési]
- Hyphenation: որ‧պես‧զի
Conjunction[edit]
որպեսզի • (orpeszi)
Usage notes[edit]
- Note the stress on the second syllable.
- Should not be confused with որպիսի (orpisi).
References[edit]
- 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