իբրև

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Old Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

իբր (ibr) +‎ և (ew)

Preposition

իբրև • (ibrew)

  1. (with accusative) as; in quality of; nearly, rather like
    իբրև, իբրև այն թէ, իբրև զի, իբրև եթէ ― ibrew, ibrew ayn tʻē, ibrew zi, ibrew etʻē ― as if, as though; because, seeing that
    իբրև ոչ եթէ ― ibrew očʻ etʻē ― not as if, not only, as if it were not
    իբրև զմիոյ միոյ լերանց ― ibrew zmioy mioy lerancʻ ― like the mountains
    իբրև զարմանալով իմն ― ibrew zarmanalov imn ― as if surprised
    ամաց իբրև երեսնից ― amacʻ ibrew eresnicʻ ― about thirty years of age
    իբրե՛ւ զի ― ibréw zi ― (conjunction) how! how much! how many!
    իբրե՛ւ գեղեցիկ է առաքինութիւնն ― ibréw gełecʻik ē aṙakʻinutʻiwnn ― how beautiful is virtue!
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 40.17:[1]
      Կանգնեաց զտտուն իւր իբրև [translating ὡς (hōs)] զնոճի, և ջիլք իւր զմիմեամբք պատեալ։
      Kangneacʻ zttun iwr ibrew [translating ὡς (hōs)] znoči, ew ǰilkʻ iwr zmimeambkʻ pateal.
      • Translation by Claude E. Cox
        It stood up its tail like a cypress, and its sinews have been interwoven.
    • 6th century, Philo of Alexandria, I linelutʻeann xndrocʻ ew lucmancʻ 2.62:[2][3]
      Ընդէ՞ր իբրու յաղագս այլոյ ա՟յ ասէ, թէ ի կերպարան ա՟յ արար զմարդն, և ոչ յիւրն։
      Əndē?r ibru yałags ayloy a.y asē, tʻē i kerparan a.y arar zmardn, ew očʻ yiwrn.
      • Translation by Ralph Marcus
        Why does (Scripture) say, as if (speaking) of another God, "in the image of God He made man" and not "in His own image"?

Adverb

իբրև • (ibrew)

  1. when
  2. even though

Descendants

  • → Armenian: իբրև (ibrew) (learned)

References

  1. ^ Cox, Claude E. (2006) Armenian Job: reconstructed Greek text, critical edition of the Armenian with English translation (Hebrew University Armenian studies; 8), Leuven – Paris – Dudley, MA: Peeters, page 258
  2. ^ Awgereancʻ, Mkrtičʻ (1826) Pʻiloni Ebrayecʻwoy mnacʻordkʻ i hays, or en Meknutʻiwn Cnndocʻ ew Elicʻ, Čaṙkʻ i Sampʻson, i Yovnan, ew yeris mankuns kam i hreštaks [Philonis Judaei paralipomena armena. Libri videlicet quatuor in Genesin, libri duo in Exodum, sermo unus de Sampsone, alter de Iona, tertius de tribus angelis Abraamo apparentibus], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 146
  3. ^ Marcus, Ralph (1953) Philo: Supplement I: Questions and Answers on Genesis (The Loeb Classical Library), Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, page 150

Further reading

  • Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “իբրև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “իբրև”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “իբր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
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