| Yew | |
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| և | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Sound values | , |
| 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 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.
Usage
In both varieties of Armenian, it is pronounced as , but word-initially, it represents the sound.
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. 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.
External links
- և on Wiktionary
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