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Yew
Yew
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Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[ɛv], [jɛv]
In Unicode	U+0587
Alphabetical position	37
History
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Yew (minuscule: և; Armenian: և) is the 37th letter of the reformed Armenian alphabet. It is a ligature of the letters Yech (ե) and Hyun (ւ). Although Yew was used de facto before the orthography reform, it was not officially part of the alphabet.

Unlike many letters in the Armenian alphabet, it has no numerical value.^[1]

Usage

In both varieties of Armenian, it is pronounced as [ɛv], but word-initially, it represents the [jɛv] sound.^[2]

This ligature has no majuscule form. When capitalized, it is written as Եվ (reformed orthography) or Եւ (classical orthography).

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	և
Unicode name	ARMENIAN SMALL LIGATURE ECH YIWN
Encodings	decimal	hex
Unicode	1415	U+0587
UTF-8	214 135	D6 87
Numeric character reference	և	և

Related characters and other similar characters

Ե ե : Armenian letter Yech
Ւ ւ : Armenian letter Hyun
U u : Latin letter U

References

^ Э. Г. Туманян. (1990). "Армянское письмо". Лингвистический энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31.
^ Jasmine Dum-Tragut (2009). Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian. London Oriental and African language library, 14. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-272-8879-0.

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[1] Э. Г. Туманян. (1990). "Армянское письмо". Лингвистический энциклопедический словарь. М.: Советская энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31.

[2] Jasmine Dum-Tragut (2009). Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian. London Oriental and African language library, 14. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-90-272-8879-0.

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 |name=Yew
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 |imagealt=Lower case of letter Yew
+|image2=Եւ handwritten.svg
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 |type=[[Alphabet]]
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-|phonemes={{IPAlink|jɛv}}, {{IPAlink|ɛv}}
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-'''Yew''' (minuscule: և; [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: '''{{Lang|hy|և}}''') is the 37th letter of the [[Armenian orthography reform|reformed]] [[Armenian alphabet]]. It consists in a ligature of the letters [[Yech (Armenian letter)|Yech]] (ե) and [[Hyun (Armenian letter)|Hyun]] (ւ). The letter Yew was ''de facto'' used before the ortography reform, but it wasn't part of the alphabet.
+'''Yew''' (minuscule: և; [[Armenian language|Armenian]]: {{Lang|hy|և}}) is the 37th letter of the [[Armenian orthography reform|reformed]] [[Armenian alphabet]]. It is a ligature of the letters [[Yech (Armenian letter)|Yech]] (ե) and [[Hyun (Armenian letter)|Hyun]] (ւ). Although Yew was used ''de facto'' before the orthography reform, it was not officially part of the alphabet.
+Unlike many letters in the Armenian alphabet, it has no numerical value.<ref>{{Cite journal |author = Э. Г. Туманян. |editor=  |format= |url= http://tapemark.narod.ru/les/045a.html |title= Армянское письмо |type=  |orig-year= | agency =  |journal= [[Лингвистический энциклопедический словарь]]  |location= М. |date=  1990 |publisher= Советская энциклопедия |at=  |volume=  |issue=  |number= |pages =  |page=  |series=  |isbn =  |issn =  |doi =  |bibcode =  |arxiv =  |pmid =  |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211231133716/http://tapemark.narod.ru/les/045a.html |archive-date = 2021-12-31 |language=  |quote=  }}</ref>
-Its pronunciation is [{{IPAlink|jɛv}}] at the beginning of the word and [{{IPAlink|ɛv}}] in other positions.<ref>{{книга |автор= Jasmine Dum-Tragut |заглавие=Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian |оригинал= |ссылка=https://books.google.am/books?id=SGyop5guXDkC |ответственный= |издание= |место=Amsterdam/Philadelphia |издательство=John Benjamins Publishing |год= 2009 |pages=13 |allpages=758 |серия=London Oriental and African language library, 14 |isbn=978-90-272-8879-0 |тираж=}}</ref><ref>{{Omniglot |page = armenian |title = Armenian alphabet, language and pronunciation |accessdate = 2021-12-30}}</ref>
+== Usage ==
+In both varieties of Armenian, it is pronounced as [ɛv], but word-initially, it represents the [jɛv] sound.<ref>{{cite book| author = Jasmine Dum-Tragut | chapter = | chapter-url = | format = | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=SGyop5guXDkC | title = Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian | orig-year = | agency =  | edition =   |location= Amsterdam/Philadelphia |date = 2009 |publisher= John Benjamins Publishing |volume=  | pages = 13| series = London Oriental and African language library, 14 | isbn = 978-90-272-8879-0}}</ref>
+This ligature has no majuscule form. When capitalized, it is written as Եվ (reformed orthography) or Եւ (classical orthography).
+== Computing codes ==
+{{charmap|0587|name1=Armenian Small Ligature Ech Yiwn}}
+== Related characters and other similar characters ==
+* Ե ե : Armenian letter [[Yech (Armenian letter)|Yech]]
+* Ւ ւ : Armenian letter [[Hyun (Armenian letter)|Hyun]]
+* U u : Latin letter [[U]]
 == See also ==
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 [[Category:Armenian alphabet]]
 [[Category:Armenian language]]
+{{Writingsystem-stub}}