ո

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA: [ɔ], (word-initially) IPA: [vɔ]
• (Western Armenian, standard) IPA: [ɔ], (word-initially) IPA: [vɔ]

Letter

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. A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the diphthong [u͡o]. Transliterated as uo.

Alternative forms

• ով (ov) – before vowels

Pronoun

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