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== Usage ==
== Usage ==
In both [[Eastern Armenian|Eastern]] and [[Western 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>
In both [[Eastern Armenian|Eastern]] and [[Western 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).
This ligature has no majuscule form. When capitalized, it is written as Եվ (reformed orthography) or Եւ (classical orthography).


== Computing codes ==
== Computing codes ==

Revision as of 16:28, 1 September 2024

Yew
և
Lower case of letter Yew
Letter Yew handwritten
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound values[ɛv], [jɛv]
In UnicodeU+0587
Alphabetical position37
History
Development
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Other
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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 Eastern and Western 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 &#1415; &#x587;
  • Ե ե : Armenian letter Yech
  • Ւ ւ : Armenian letter Hyun
  • U u : Latin letter U

See also

References

  1. ^ Э. Г. Туманян. (1990). "Армянское письмо" (Лингвистический энциклопедический словарь ed.). М.: Советская энциклопедия. Archived from the original on 2021-12-31. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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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