ընդհանրապես

Armenian

Alternative forms

• ընդհանրապէս (əndhanrapēs) — traditional orthography

Etymology

ընդհանուր (əndhanur) +‎ -ապես (-apes)

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /əntʰhɑnɾɑˈpes/, [əntʰhɑnɾɑpés]
  • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): /əntʰɑnɾɑˈpes/, [əntʰɑnɾɑpés]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /ənthɑnɾɑˈbes/, [əntʰhɑnɾɑbés]
  • (Western Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): /əntɑnɾɑˈbes/, [əntʰɑnɾɑbés]
• Hyphenation: ընդ‧հան‧րա‧պես

Adverb

ընդհանրապես • (əndhanrapes)

1. in general, generally; always, usually

   Synonym: վաբշե (vabše) (colloquial Eastern Armenian)

   Ընդհանրապես մարդիկ չեն սիրում ձմեռը։ ― Əndhanrapes mardik čʻen sirum jmeṙə. ― People generally don't like winters.

2. altogether, on the whole
3. at all

   Synonym: վաբշե (vabše) (colloquial Eastern Armenian)

   Ես ընդհանրապես ոչինչ չհասկացա։ ― Es əndhanrapes očʻinčʻ čʻhaskacʻa. ― I did not understand anything at all.

References

• Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ընդհանրապէս”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 200b
• J̌axǰaxean, Manuēl (1837) “ընդհանրապէս”, in Baṙgirkʻ i barbaṙ hay ew italakan [Armenian–Italian Dictionary], volume II, Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy, page 539b