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 wasn't part of the alphabet. Unlike many letters in the Armenian alphabet, it doesn't have a numerical value.[1]
It represents the [ɛv] sound, but at the beginning of the word, it is pronounced as [jɛv].[2][3]
Computing codes
| Preview | և | |
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| 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.
- ^ Template:Omniglot
External links
- և on Wiktionary