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ոք
ոք
See also: -ոք
Old Armenian
Etymology
From ո (o). -ք (-kʿ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare իք (ikʿ), which was used for inanimate objects.
Pronoun
ոք • (okʿ)
- (indefinite) someone, somebody, anyone; some, one, certain
- այր ոք ― ayr okʿ ― a man
- կին ոք ― kin okʿ ― a woman
- ամենայն ոք ― amenayn okʿ ― every one, every body
- իւրաքանչիւր ոք ― iwrakʿančʿiwr okʿ ― each one, any one
- որ ոք ― or okʿ ― who, whoever, he that
- ո՞ ոք, ո՞վ ոք ― o? okʿ, o?v okʿ ― who?
- եթէ կայցէ՞ ոք այնչափ յանդուգն ― etʿē kaycʿē? okʿ aynčʿapʿ yandugn ― is there any one bold enough?
- ոչ ոք, մի ոք ― očʿ okʿ, mi okʿ ― no one, nobody, none
- ոչ սիրեմ ոք յարանցդ յայդցանէ ― očʿ sirem okʿ yarancʿd yaydcʿanē ― I love none of these men
- երթիջիր առ այր ոք ― ertʿiǰir aṙ ayr okʿ ― address yourself to someone else
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ոք (okʿ) |
| genitive | ուրուք (urukʿ) |
| dative | ումեք (umekʿ) |
| accusative | ոք (okʿ) |
| ablative | ումեքէ (umekʿē) |
| instrumental | - (-) |
| locative | ումեք (umekʿ) |
| forms like ումեքիւ (umekʿiw) and ոքք (okʿkʿ) are attested post-classically the instrumental and plurals are filled by forms of ոմն (omn) | |
Synonyms
- ոմն (omn)
Descendants
- Armenian: ոք (okʿ)
References
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ոք”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ոք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108