իմիջիայլոց

Armenian

Alternative forms

ի միջի այլոց (i miǰi aylocʿ)
իմիջայլոց (imiǰaylocʿ) – nonstandard, proscribed
մջայլոց (mǰaylocʿ) – slang, jocular

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ի միջի այլոց (i miǰi aylocʿ, literally “from the midst of others”).

Pronunciation

(Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰjɑjˈlɔt͡sʰ]
- (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰɑjˈlɔt͡sʰ]

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰjɑjˈlɔt͡sʰ]

Adverb

իմիջիայլոց • (imiǰiaylocʿ)

by the way, among other things, incidentally
Իմիջիայլոց, քեզ քո ընկերն էր զանգել։ ― Imiǰiaylocʿ, kʿez kʿo ənkern ēr zangel. ― By the way, your friend called.

Usage notes

Contrasts with ի դեպ (i dep) in that ի միջի այլոց introduces a new topic, whereas ի դեպ does not.

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