Yew (Armenian letter)
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| Yew | |
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| և | |
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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 |
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Yew (minuscule: և; Armenian: և) is the 37th letter of the reformed Armenian alphabet. It consists in a ligature of the letters Yech (ե) and Hyun (ւ). The letter Yew was de facto used before the ortography reform, but it was not 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
| 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 |
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Related characters and other similar characters
See also
References
- ^ 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)CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ 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.
External links
- և on Wiktionary