ոչ

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Armenian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Armenian ոչ (očʻ)․.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

ոչ • (očʻ)

  1. 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

Particle

ոչ • (očʻ)

  1. (somewhat formal) no (used to show disagreement or negation)
    Synonym: չէ (čʻē)
    Antonym: այո (ayo)

Old Armenian

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(ne) h₂óyu kʷíd (“not ever, not on your life”). Compare Ancient Greek οὐκ (ouk).

Adverb

ոչ • (očʻ)

  1. not
    Ոչ է բարւոք մարդոյդ միայն լինել ― Očʻ ē barwokʻ mardoyd miayn linel ― It is not good that the man should be alone

References

  1. ^ 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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