adj. adv.

high, superior;
ի —, from above, from on high, from heaven;
from the beginning;
— ի վայր, from top to bottom;
անդուստ ի —, from ancient times, from the beginning;
ի — եւ ի սկզբանէ այնպիսիք էին, they were so from the beginning;
յառաջագոյն ի — գիտէի զայս, I knew that long since.