Although the relative pronounոր(or) can be used when referring to both people and things, in recent times it has become common to useով(ov) in place of it when referring to people due tohypercorrection (e.g.,Լևոնը, ով իմ ընկերն է(Lewonə, ov im ənkern ē) instead ofԼևոնը, որ իմ ընկերն է(Lewonə, or im ənkern ē), to express "Levon, who is my friend")․
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979), “ով”, inHayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
Awetikʻean, G.;Siwrmēlean, X.;Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), “ով”, inNor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879), “ով”, inNor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
