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, standard) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰi(j)ɑjlót͡sʰ]
  • (Eastern Armenian, colloquial) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰɑjlót͡sʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [imit͡ʃʰi(j)ɑjlót͡sʰ]

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.