ով
See also: -ով
Armenian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old Armenian ով (ov).
Pronunciation edit
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ov]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [ov]
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file)
Pronoun edit
ով • (ov)
Usage notes edit
Although the relative pronoun որ can be used when referring to both people and things, in recent times it has become common to use ով (ov) in place of it when referring to people due to hypercorrection (e.g., "Լևոնը, ով իմ ընկերն է" instead of "Լևոնը, որ իմ ընկերն է", to express "Levon, who is my friend")․
Declension edit
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declension of ով (Eastern Armenian)
Related terms edit
Interjection edit
ով • (ov)
- O (vocative particle, used for direct address)
Old Armenian edit
Etymology edit
Alternative form of ո (o, “who”), used before vowels.
Pronoun edit
ո՞վ • (o?v)
- (interrogative) who?
- ո՞վ ոք ― o?v okʻ ― who?
- ո՞վ ի ձէնջ ― o?v i jēnǰ ― who amongst you?
- ո՞վ է դա, ո՞վ է այրդ ― o?v ē da, o?v ē ayrd ― who is this man? what man is that?
- ոյր է պատկերս ― oyr ē patkers ― whose likeness is this?
- ո՞վ ես դու ― o?v es du ― who are you?
- զո՞վ առաւել սիրես ― zo?v aṙawel sires ― which do you like best?
- ո՞վ եւ ո՞վ իցեն որ երթայցեն ― o?v ew o?v icʻen or ertʻaycʻen ― who will go?
- who, that, he that, whoever
Declension edit
pronominal
singular | plural | ||
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nominative | ով (ov) | ոյք (oykʻ) | |
genitive | ոյր (oyr) | ո (o) | |
dative | ում (um) | ոյց (oycʻ) | |
accusative | ով (ov) | 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) |
Interjection edit
ով • (ov)
- O (vocative particle, used for direct address)
- Ո՛վ Տէր Աստուած ― Óv Tēr Astuac ― O Lord!
Derived terms edit
- յով (yov)
Descendants edit
- Armenian: ով (ov)
References edit
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ով”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ով”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ով”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy