երբեմն
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Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Armenian երբեմն (erbemn).
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jeɾpʰémən]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [jeɾpʰémən]
Adverb[edit]
երբեմն • (erbemn)
- sometimes, occasionally
- Synonym: մերթ (mertʻ)
Old Armenian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From երբ (erb) + -եմն (-emn).
Adverb[edit]
երբեմն • (erbemn)
- sometimes, now and then, from time to time
- երբեմն, էր երբեմն, յերբեմն ժամանակի ― erbemn, ēr erbemn, yerbemn žamanaki ― once, in days of yore, in bygone times, of old, of yore, already, formerly, in time past
- երբեմն ..., երբեմն ... ― erbemn ..., erbemn ... ― now ..., now ...; at times ..., at other times ...; sometimes ..., sometimes ...; at one time ..., at another ...; one while ..., another while ...
- երբեմն այս ինչ՝ երբեմն այն ինչ ― erbemn ays inčʻ, erbemn ayn inčʻ ― now one thing, now another
Descendants[edit]
- Armenian: երբեմն (erbemn)
References[edit]
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “երբեմն”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “երբեմն”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy