Armenian
Letter
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.
Usage notes
According to Jasmine Dum-Tragut, in the initial position ո (o) is usually pronounced with a glide, namely the labiodental approximant, as [ʋɔ], e.g. որդի (ordi) [ʋɔɾˈtʰi]. Vahagn Petrosyan, a Wiktionarian, disagrees: in Standard Eastern Armenian word-initially ո (o) is pronounced as [vɔ], with a voiced labiodental fricative.
See also
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 Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, by loosing the initial consonant.
Pronoun
ո՞ • (o?)
- (interrogative) who?
- ո՞, ո՞ ոք ― o?, o? okʿ ― who?
- ո՞ ի ձէնջ իշխեսցէ առնել զայդ ― o? i jēnǰ išxescʿē aṙnel zayd ― who among you dare do that?
- ո՞ ոք ի մարդկանէ ― o? okʿ i mardkanē ― who is he that ...?
- գիտեմ ո՛ է դա ― gitem ó ē da ― I know who he is
- ո՛ ոք եւ իցէ ― ó okʿ ew icʿē ― whoever he may be
- ո՞յր է մատեանս ― o?yr ē mateans ― whose book is this?
- զո՞ խնդրէք ― zo? xndrēkʿ ― whom do you seek?
- ո՞յր ես ― o?yr es ― who are you for?
- ո՞ւմ ասացեր ― u?m asacʿer ― to whom have you spoken?
- ո՞ գիտէ ― o? gitē ― who knows?
- ո՞յք ոմանք իցեն ― o?ykʿ omankʿ icʿen ― who are they who ...?
- ո՞ւմ ի կապելոց ― u?m i kapelocʿ ― to which of the prisoners?
- յո՞ւմ անձին ― yu?m anjin ― on which person?
- ո՞յք եմք ― o?ykʿ emkʿ ― 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 |
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plural |
| nominative |
ո (o)
|
ոյք (oykʿ)
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| genitive |
ոյր (oyr)
|
ո (o)
|
| dative |
ում (um)
|
ոյց (oycʿ)
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| accusative |
ո (o)
|
ոյս (oys)
|
| ablative |
ումէ, ումմէ (umē, ummē)
|
ոյց (oycʿ)
|
| instrumental |
որով* (orov*)
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որովք* (orovkʿ*)
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| locative |
ում (um)
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ոյս (oys)
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| *this pronoun has no instrumental forms; they are filled by instrumentals of որ (or)
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ո”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ո”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, Yerevan: University Press, published 1926–1935