ում

See also: -ում

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ում (um).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /um/, [um]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /um/, [um]

Pronoun

ում • (um)

1. (interrogative) whom

   Ու՞մ հետ ես խոսում։ ― U^?m het es xosum. ― Who are you talking to? (lit. With whom are you speaking?)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷósme. Cognate with Sanskrit कस्मै (kásmai, “whom”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌖𐌔𐌌𐌄 (pusme), Old English hwam (English whom).

Pronoun

ում • (um)

1. dative singular of ո (o)
2. locative singular of ո (o)
3. dative singular of ով (ov)
4. locative singular of ով (ov)

Descendants

• Armenian: ում (um)

References

• Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 78