Armenian
Pronunciation
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ո
ո lowercase (uppercase Ո)
- The 24th letter of Armenian alphabet. Transliterated as o. Represents а open-mid back rounded vowel: [ɔ] (but [vɔ] word-initially).
- The numeral 600 in Armenian numbering.
See also
- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2
Old Armenian
Alternative forms
- ով (ov) (used before vowels)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, by loosing the initial consonant.
Pronoun
ո՞ • (o?)
- (interrogative) who?
- ո՞, ո՞ ոք ― o?, o? okʻ ― who?
- ո՞ ի ձէնջ իշխեսցէ առնել զայդ ― o? i jēnǰ išxescʻē aṙnel zayd ― who among you dare do that?
- ո՞ ոք ի մարդկանէ ― o? okʻ i mardkanē ― who is he that ...?
- գիտեմ ո՛ է դա ― gitem ó ē da ― I know who he is
- ո՛ ոք եւ իցէ ― ó okʻ ew icʻē ― whoever he may be
- ո՞յր է մատեանս ― o?yr ē mateans ― whose book is this?
- զո՞ խնդրէք ― zo? xndrēkʻ ― whom do you seek?
- ո՞յր ես ― o?yr es ― who are you for?
- ո՞ւմ ասացեր ― u?m asacʻer ― to whom have you spoken?
- ո՞ գիտէ ― o? gitē ― who knows?
- ո՞յք ոմանք իցեն ― o?ykʻ omankʻ icʻen ― who are they who ...?
- ո՞ւմ ի կապելոց ― u?m i kapelocʻ ― to which of the prisoners?
- յո՞ւմ անձին ― yu?m anjin ― on which person?
- ո՞յք եմք ― o?ykʻ emkʻ ― who are we?
- ո եւ պէտ ― o ew pēt ― whoever it may be
- յոյր սակս/սակի ― yoyr saks/saki ― why? on what account? for what reason?
- ում եւ պետ ― um ew pet ― whatever, whatsoever
Declension
pronominal
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | ո (o) | ոյք (oykʻ) | |
genitive | ոյր (oyr) | ո (o) | |
dative | ում (um) | ոյց (oycʻ) | |
accusative | ո (o) | ոյս (oys) | |
ablative | ումէ, ումմէ (umē, ummē) | ոյց (oycʻ) | |
instrumental | որով* (orov*) | որովք* (orovkʻ*) | |
locative | ում (um) | ոյս (oys) | |
*this pronoun has no instrumental forms; they are filled by instrumentals of որ (or) |
Derived terms
Descendants
- Armenian: ով (ov)
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ո”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press