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 tʿē, ibrew zi, ibrew etʿē ― as if, as though; because, seeing that
    իբրեւ ոչ եթէ ― ibrew očʿ etʿē ― not as if, not only, as if it were not
    իբրեւ զմիոյ միոյ լերանց ― ibrew zmioy mioy lerancʿ ― like the mountains
    իբրեւ զարմանալով իմն ― ibrew zarmanalov imn ― as if surprised
    ամաց իբրեւ երեսնից ― amacʿ ibrew eresnicʿ ― about thirty years of age
    իբրե՛ւ զի ― ibréw zi ― (conjunction) how! how much! how many!
    իբրե՛ւ գեղեցիկ է առաքինութիւնն ― ibréw gełecʿik ē aṙakʿinutʿiwnn ― how beautiful is virtue!
    • 5th century, Bible, Job 40.17:[1]
      Կանգնեաց զտտուն իւր իբրեւ զնոճի, եւ ջիլք իւր զմիմեամբք պատեալ։
      Kangneacʿ zttun iwr ibrew znoči, ew ǰilkʿ iwr zmimeambkʿ 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 linelutʿeann xndrocʿ ew lucmancʿ [Quaestiones et Solutiones in Genesim] 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, tʿē i kerparan a.y arar zmardn, ew očʿ 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"?

Usage notes

In Job, translates Ancient Greek ὡς (hōs).

Adverb

իբրև • (ibrew)

  1. when
  2. even though

Descendants
  • Armenian: իբրև (ibrew)

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. Awgereancʿ, Mkrtičʿ (1826) Pʿiloni Ebrayecʿwoy mnacʿordkʿ i hays, or en Meknutʿiwn Cnndocʿ ew Elicʿ, Čaṙkʿ i Sampʿson, 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, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “իբրև”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “իբրև”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (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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