ոք

See also: -ոք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոք (okʿ).

Pronunciation

Pronoun

ոք (okʿ)

  1. (indefinite) someone, somebody
  • ոչ ոք (očʿ okʿ)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From ո (o). The (-kʿ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare իք (ikʿ), which was used for inanimate objects.

Pronoun

ոք (okʿ)

  1. (indefinite) someone, somebody, anyone; some, one, certain
    այր ոքayr okʿa man
    կին ոքkin okʿa woman
    ամենայն ոքamenayn okʿevery one, every body
    իւրաքանչիւր ոքiwrakʿančʿiwr okʿeach one, any one
    որ ոքor okʿwho, whoever, he that
    ո՞ ոք, ո՞վ ոքo? okʿ, o?v okʿwho?
    եթէ կայցէ՞ ոք այնչափ յանդուգնetʿē kaycʿē? okʿ aynčʿapʿ yandugnis there any one bold enough?
    ոչ ոք, մի ոքočʿ okʿ, mi okʿno one, nobody, none
    ոչ սիրեմ ոք յարանցդ յայդցանէočʿ sirem okʿ yarancʿd yaydcʿanēI love none of these men
    երթիջիր առ այր ոքertʿiǰir aṙ ayr okʿaddress yourself to someone else

Declension

Synonyms

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, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • 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
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