ոչ
Armenian
Alternative forms
- վոչ (vočʻ) — 1922–1940 reformed orthography
Etymology
From Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ)․.
Pronunciation
Audio (Eastern Armenian) (file) - (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vot͡ʃʰ]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA(key): [vot͡ʃʰ]
Adverb
ոչ • (očʻ)
- no; not
- ոչ...ոչ ― očʻ...očʻ ― neither...nor
- ոչ ոք ― očʻ okʻ ― no one, nobody
- ոչ երբեք ― očʻ erbekʻ ― never, at no time
- ոչ էլ ― očʻ ēl ― neither
- ոչ իսկ ― očʻ isk ― not even
- ոչ միայն ― očʻ miayn ― not only
- ոչ ապաքեն ― očʻ apakʻen ― isn’t it?
- ոչ բարով ― očʻ barov ― expression of regret, also used ironically
- ոչ է...ոչ է ― očʻ ē...očʻ ē ― expression of despair, especially in an uncertain situation
- ոչ է ծիծաղեմ, ոչ է լաց լինեմ ― očʻ ē cicaġem, očʻ ē lacʻ linem ― I don’t know whether to laugh or cry; I’m at a loss for words
- ոչ ու փուչ ― očʻ u pʻučʻ ― useless, undisciplined
- ոչ ու փուչ անել ― očʻ u pʻučʻ anel ― to destroy, to ruin
- ոչ ե՛ս, ոչ դո՛ւ ― očʻ és, očʻ dú ― let’s end our friendship, our acquaintance
- ոչ-ոքի ― očʻ-okʻi ― (sports) draw, tie
Old Armenian
Etymology
Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(ne) h₂óyu kʷíd (“not ever, not on your life”). Compare Ancient Greek οὐκ (ouk).[1]
Adverb
ոչ • (očʻ)
- not
- Ոչ է բարւոք մարդոյդ միայն լինել ― Očʻ ē barwokʻ mardoyd miayn linel ― It is not good that the man should be alone
References
- Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) “očʿ”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 531
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