իմիջիայլոց

Armenian

Alternative forms

  • ի միջի այլոց (i miǰi aylocʻ)
  • իմիջայլոց (imiǰaylocʻ) — nonstandard, proscribed
  • մջայլոց (mǰaylocʻ) — slang, humorous

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /imit͡ʃʰiɑjˈlot͡sʰ/, [imit͡ʃʰiɑjlót͡sʰ]
    • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA(key): /imit͡ʃʰɑjˈlot͡sʰ/, [imit͡ʃʰɑjlót͡sʰ]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /imit͡ʃiɑjˈlot͡s/, [imit͡ʃʰiɑjlót͡sʰ]

Adverb

իմիջիայլոց • (imiǰiaylocʻ)

  1. by the way, among other things, incidentally
    Իմիջիայլոց, քեզ քո ընկերն էր զանգել։ ― Imiǰiaylocʻ, kʻez kʻo 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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