որպեսզի
Armenian
Alternative forms
- որպէսզի (orpēszi) – traditional orthography spelling
- 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): [vɔɾˈpɛszi]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vɔɾˈbɛsi]
- Hyphenation: որ‧պես‧զի
Conjunction
որպեսզի • (orpeszi)
- (formal) in order to
Usage notes
- Note the stress on the second syllable.
- Should not be confused with որպիսի (orpisi).
References
- Barsełyan, Hovhannes (1973), “որպեսզի”, in Hayeren ułłagrakan-ułłaxosakan, 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