զի

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Old Armenian

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Etymology

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Accusative of ի- (i-), composed of nota accusativi զ- (z-) +‎ ի- (i-)

Pronoun

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զի՞ (zi?)

  1. (interrogative) what? what thing?
    Synonym: զինչ (zinčʻ)
    զի՞ կայ իմ եւ քոzi? kay im ew kʻowhat do you want; or: what do you want of me?
    քեզ զի՞ փոյթ էkʻez zi? pʻoytʻ ēwhat does it matter to you?
    զի՞ է որդեակzi? ē ordeakwhat do you want my son?
    զի՞ արդեօքzi? ardeōkʻwhat? how? what is it?
    զի՞ արդեօք Պետրոսն եղեւzi? ardeōkʻ Petrosn ełewwhat has happened to Peter?
  2. (interrogative) why? for what reason?
    Synonym: ընդէր (əndēr)
    զի՞ է զիzi? ē ziwhat is the motive for which? why? what is it? why then?
    զի՞ է զի յարեւու եկիք այսօրzi? ē zi yarewu ekikʻ aysōrhow happens it that you are returned before sun-down?

Conjunction

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զի (zi)

  1. for, because; in order that, to the end that; that
    Զի քո արքայութիւն եւ զօրութիւն եւ փառք յաւիտեանս: Ամէն:Zi kʻo arkʻayutʻiwn ew zōrutʻiwn ew pʻaṙkʻ yawiteans: Amēn:For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
    եւ զիew zisince, because
    վասն զիvasn zifor, because, wherefore
    զի մի, զի մի երբէքzi mi, zi mi erbēkʻlest, for fear that, that never
    մի՛ դատիք, զի մի՛ դատիցիքmí datikʻ, zi mí daticʻikʻdo not judge lest ye be judged
    որպէս զիorpēs ziin order that, that, to the end that, so that; because, for
    է զի, էր զիē zi, ēr zisometimes; now and then
    զի՞ է զիzi? ē ziwhat is the motive for which? why? what is it? why then?
    իբրեւ զի, իբր զիibrew zi, ibr zias if, as though
    կարեւոր է զիkarewor ē ziit is important that
    մի՛ զի կոյր էր եւ մի զի աղքատ էրmí zi koyr ēr ew mi zi ałkʻat ērin the first place he was blind, in the next poor
    մինչ զիminčʻ ziso that, in such a manner that
    փոխանակ զիpʻoxanak ziwhereas; for as much as, since, because

Interjection

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զի՜ (zi!)

  1. how! how much!
    զի՜ անգութ եսzi! angutʻ eshow cruel you are!
    զի՜ բարի կամ զի՜ վայելուչzi! bari kam zi! vayelučʻhow good and how pleasant!

Derived terms

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References

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