why ? for what reason or cause ? յէ՞ր վերայ, on what ? on which?
the thirty second letter of the alphabet, & the twenty sixth of the consonants;
five thousand, five thousandth;
It is sometimes confounded with ռ, as : մրմռամ — մռմռամ, ձմեռն — ձմերան. Also with the լ & ղ letters, as : բելիար — պէլիալ. And also with the յ : աներկբար — աներկբայ;
It is sometimes redundant in words, for example : բարժանեմ — բաժանեմ;
There are but few words which commence with this letter, & those are either abbreviations or foreign words, it is rather used as a medial final.
the seventh letter of the alphabet and the third of the vowels;
seven, seventh;
It is sometimes changed for, or confounded with the letters ե and ա, for example : երէ, էրէ — երէկ, երեկ — բազէ, բազայ — Եւրոպէ, Եւրոպա;
It often enters into the composition of words, for example : ոսկէօզ;
prefixed to a missive letter signifies the Supreme Being.
Է, ի, Էն or Էնն, Էին, that exists, existence;
that is of itself, the Supreme Being, the Most High, God;
ես եմ որ Էն, I am that I am;
որ Էն առաքեաց զիս առ ձեզ, I am sent me unto you;
էք, the divine persons, the Trinity.
Էմ ից, being, existence, that exists;
creature, matter;
անդ է տեսանել, one saw there, one sees;
գեղով էիցս զուարճացեալ, intoxicated with the beauties of nature.
Է՜, eh! hey! oh! o! alas! է՜ Պետրէ, oh Peter !
why ? for what reason ? wherefore ? — ոչ ? why not?
that is to say, to wit, namely, videlicet.
sometimes;
now and then.
cf. Է զի.
cf. Է զի.
some, some one;
one ... and the other;
some... others;
some ... some;
sometimes.
it is to be feared.
it is very necessary, it is urgent.
it is to be remembered.
why ?.
how far?.