ում

See also: -ում

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian ում (um).

Pronunciation

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

(Western Armenian, standard) IPA^(key): [um]

Pronoun

ում • (um)

(interrogative) whom
Ու՞մ հետ ես խոսում։ ― U^?m het es xosum. ― Who are you talking to? (lit. With whom are you speaking?)

Old Armenian

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷósme. Cognate with Sanskrit कस्मै (kásmai, “whom”), Umbrian 𐌐𐌖𐌔𐌌𐌄 (pusme), Old English hwam (English whom).

Pronoun

ում • (um)

dative singular of ո (o)
locative singular of ո (o)
dative singular of ով (ov)
locative singular of ով (ov)

Descendants

Armenian: ում (um)

References

Godel, Robert (1975) An introduction to the study of classical Armenian, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, page 78

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