ոք
See also: -ոք
Armenian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոք (okʻ).
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /vokʰ/, [vokʰ]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /vok/, [vokʰ]
Pronoun
ոք • (okʻ)
Related terms
- ոչ ոք (očʻ okʻ)
Old Armenian
Etymology
From ո (o). The -ք (-kʻ) may reflect some enclitic suffix; compare իք (ikʻ), which was used for inanimate objects.
Pronoun
ոք • (okʻ)
- (indefinite) someone, somebody, anyone; some, one, certain
- այր ոք ― ayr okʻ ― a man
- կին ոք ― kin okʻ ― a woman
- ամենայն ոք ― amenayn okʻ ― every one, every body
- իւրաքանչիւր ոք ― iwrakʻančʻiwr okʻ ― each one, any one
- որ ոք ― or okʻ ― who, whoever, he that
- ո՞ ոք, ո՞վ ոք ― o? okʻ, o?v okʻ ― who?
- եթէ կայցէ՞ ոք այնչափ յանդուգն ― etʻē kaycʻē? okʻ aynčʻapʻ yandugn ― is there any one bold enough?
- ոչ ոք, մի ոք ― očʻ okʻ, mi okʻ ― no one, nobody, none
- ոչ սիրեմ ոք յարանցդ յայդցանէ ― očʻ sirem okʻ yarancʻd yaydcʻanē ― I love none of these men
- երթիջիր առ այր ոք ― ertʻiǰir aṙ ayr okʻ ― address yourself to someone else
Declension
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ոք (okʻ) |
| genitive | ուրուք (urukʻ) |
| dative | ումեք (umekʻ) |
| accusative | ոք (okʻ) |
| ablative | ումեքէ (umekʻē) |
| instrumental | - |
| locative | ումեք (umekʻ) |
| forms like ումեքիւ (umekʻiw) and ոքք (okʻkʻ) are attested post-classically the instrumental and plurals are filled by forms of ոմն (omn) | |
Synonyms
- ոմն (omn)
Descendants
- → Armenian: ոք (okʻ)
References
- Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ոք”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ոք”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ոք”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Abrahamyan, Ašot (1976) Grabari jeṙnark [A Handbook of Old Armenian][1] (in Armenian), 4th edition, Yerevan: Luys
- Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 108