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.
| 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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Unlike many letters in the Armenian alphabet, it has no numerical value.[1]
Usage
In both varieties of 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 | և |
Related characters and other similar characters
See also
References
External links
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