ոք

ոք

See also: -ոք

Armenian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Armenian ոք (okʿ).

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [vɔkʰ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [vɔkʰ]

Pronoun

ոք • (okʿ)

1. (indefinite) someone, somebody

Related terms

• ոչ ոք (očʿ okʿ)

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Old Armenian

Etymology

Related to ո (o, “who”) and inherited from Proto-Indo-European. The -ք (-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 ոք ― ayr okʿ ― a man

   կին ոք ― kin okʿ ― a woman

   ամենայն ոք ― amenayn okʿ ― every one, every body

   իւրաքանչիւր ոք ― iwrakʿančʿiwr okʿ ― each one, any one

   որ ոք ― or okʿ ― who, whoever, he that

   ո՞ ոք, ո՞վ ոք ― o^? okʿ, o^?v okʿ ― who?

   եթէ կայցէ՞ ոք այնչափ յանդուգն ― etʿē kaycʿē^? okʿ aynčʿapʿ yandugn ― is there any one bold enough?

   ոչ ոք, մի ոք ― očʿ okʿ, mi okʿ ― no one, nobody, none

   ոչ սիրեմ ոք յարանցդ յայդցանէ ― očʿ sirem okʿ yarancʿd yaydcʿanē ― I love none of these men

   երթիջիր առ այր ոք ― ertʿiǰir aṙ ayr okʿ ― address yourself to someone else

Declension

	singular (uncountable)
nominative	ոք (okʿ)
genitive	ուրուք (urukʿ)
dative	ումեք (umekʿ)
accusative	ոք (okʿ)
ablative	ումեքէ (umekʿē)
instrumental	- (-)
locative	ումեք (umekʿ)
forms like ումեքիւ (umekʿiw) and ոքք (okʿkʿ) are attested post-classically the instrumental and plurals are filled by forms of ոմն (omn)

Synonyms

• ոմն (omn)

Descendants

• → Armenian: ոք (okʿ) (learned)

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 [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a 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