ո

• IPA^(key): [ɔ], (word-initially) IPA^(key): [vɔ]

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ո lowercase (uppercase Ո)

1. The 24th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ո (o). Transliterated as o. Represents а open-mid back rounded vowel: [ɔ] (but [vɔ] word-initially).
2. The numeral 600 in Armenian numbering.

• (The Armenian script): Աա   Բբ   Գգ   Դդ   Եե   Զզ   Էէ   Ըը   Թթ   Ժժ   Իի   Լլ   Խխ   Ծծ   Կկ   Հհ   Ձձ   Ղղ   Ճճ   Մմ   Յյ   Նն   Շշ   Ոո   Չչ   Պպ   Ջջ   Ռռ   Սս   Վվ   Տտ   Րր   Ցց   Ււ   Փփ   Քք   Օօ   Ֆֆ
• (Letter combinations): ու   և   ﬔ   ﬕ   ﬓ   ﬗ   ﬖ
• (Punctuation):  ՙ    ՚   ՛   ՜   ՝   ՞   ՟   ․   ։   ֊
• (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2

• ով (ov) (used before vowels)

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, by losing the initial consonant.

ո՞ • (o^?)

1. (interrogative) who?

   ո՞, ո՞ ոք ― o^?, o^? okʿ ― who?

   ո՞ ի ձէնջ իշխեսցէ առնել զայդ ― o^? i jēnǰ išxescʿē aṙnel zayd ― who among you dare do that?

   ո՞ ոք ի մարդկանէ ― o^? okʿ i mardkanē ― who is he that ...?

   գիտեմ ո՛ է դա ― gitem ó ē da ― I know who he is

   ո՛ ոք եւ իցէ ― ó okʿ ew icʿē ― whoever he may be

   ո՞յր է մատեանս ― o^?yr ē mateans ― whose book is this?

   զո՞ խնդրէք ― zo^? xndrēkʿ ― whom do you seek?

   ո՞յր ես ― o^?yr es ― who are you for?

   ո՞ւմ ասացեր ― u^?m asacʿer ― to whom have you spoken?

   ո՞ գիտէ ― o^? gitē ― who knows?

   ո՞յք ոմանք իցեն ― o^?ykʿ omankʿ icʿen ― who are they who ...?

   ո՞ւմ ի կապելոց ― u^?m i kapelocʿ ― to which of the prisoners?

   յո՞ւմ անձին ― yu^?m anjin ― on which person?

   ո՞յք եմք ― o^?ykʿ emkʿ ― who are we?

   ո եւ պէտ ― o ew pēt ― whoever it may be

   յոյր սակս/սակի ― yoyr saks/saki ― why? on what account? for what reason?

   ում եւ պետ ― um ew pet ― whatever, whatsoever

• Armenian: ով (ov)

• Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ո”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ո”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
• Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ո”, 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