prep. adv. conj.

as;
in quality of;
nearly, rather like;
when;
—, — այն թէ, — զի՝ եթէ, as if, as though;
because, seeing that;
— ոչ եթէ, not as if, uot only, as if it were not;
— զմիոյ միոյ լերանց, like the mountains;
— զարմանալով իմն, as if surprised;
ամաց — երեսնից, about thirty years of age;
— զի ! how! how much! how many! — գեղեցիկ է առաքինութիւնն ! how beautiful is virtue !