ոչ

• վոչ (vočʿ) – reformed orthography spelling in 1922–1940

From Old Armenian ոչ (očʿ)․

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

ոչ • (očʿ)

1. no; not

   ոչ...ոչ ― očʿ...očʿ ― neither...nor

   ոչ ոք ― očʿ okʿ ― no one, nobody

   ոչ երբեք ― očʿ erbekʿ ― never, at no time

   ոչ էլ ― očʿ ēl ― neither

   ոչ իսկ ― očʿ isk ― not even

   ոչ միայն ― očʿ miayn ― not only

   ոչ ապաքեն ― očʿ apakʿen ― isn’t it?

   ոչ բարով ― očʿ barov ― expression of regret, also used ironically

   ոչ է...ոչ է ― očʿ ē...očʿ ē ― expression of despair, especially in an uncertain situation

   ոչ է ծիծաղեմ, ոչ է լաց լինեմ ― očʿ ē cicałem, očʿ ē lacʿ linem ― I don’t know whether to laugh or cry; I’m at a loss for words

   ոչ ու փուչ ― očʿ u pʿučʿ ― useless, undisciplined

   ոչ ու փուչ անել ― očʿ u pʿučʿ anel ― to destroy, to ruin

   ոչ ե՛ս, ոչ դո՛ւ ― očʿ és, očʿ dú ― let’s end our friendship, our acquaintance

   ոչ-ոքի ― očʿ-okʿi ― (sports) draw, tie

ոչ • (očʿ)

1. (somewhat formal) no (used to show disagreement or negation)

   Synonym: չէ (čʿē)

   Antonym: այո (ayo)

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(ne) h₂óyu kʷid (“not ever, not on your life”). Compare Ancient Greek οὐκ (ouk).

ոչ • (očʿ)

1. not

   Ոչ է բարւոք մարդոյդ միայն լինել ― Očʿ ē barwokʿ mardoyd miayn linel ― It is not good that the man should be alone