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Vev (Armenian letter)
Letter in the Armenian alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vev or Vew (majuscule: Վ; minuscule: վ; Armenian: վո) is the 30th letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced labiodental fricative (/v/), similar to the English v sound as in village. It is typically romanized with the letter V.[1] It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE.
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Vev | |
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Վ վ | |
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Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | [v] |
In Unicode | U+054e, U+057e |
Alphabetical position | 30 Numerical value: 3000 |
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Time period | 405 to present |
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Associated numbers | 3000 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
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. |
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In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 3000.[2]