FromOld Armenianով(ov).
| Audio(Eastern Armenian): | (file) |
ով• (ov)
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")․
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ով(ov) |
| genitive | ում(um) |
| dative | ում(um) |
| accusative | ում(um) |
| ablative | ումից(umicʻ) |
| instrumental | ումով(umov) |
| locative | — |
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ով(ov) |
| genitive | որուն(orun) |
| dative | որուն(orun) |
| accusative | [Term?] |
| ablative | որմէ(ormē) |
| instrumental | որմով(ormov) |
ով• (ov)
Alternative form ofո(o,“who”), used before vowels.
ո՞վ• (o?v)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ով(ov) | ոյք(oykʻ) |
| genitive | ոյր(oyr) | ո(o) |
| dative | ում(um) | ոյց(oycʻ) |
| accusative | ով(ov) | ոյս(oys) |
| ablative | ումէ,ումմէ(umē, ummē) | ոյց(oycʻ) |
| instrumental | որով*(orov*) | որովք*(orovkʻ*) |
| locative | ում(um) | ոյս(oys) |
ով• (ov)