Vev (Armenian letter)
Appearance
Vev | |
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Վ վ | |
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 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 3000 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
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.
In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 3000.[2]
Use in Wikipedia logo
[edit]The logo of Wikipedia features the uppercase letter Vev, alongside several other characters from different alphabets.[3] The letter is visible near the upper left corner of the globe on the Wikipedia logo.
Character codes
[edit]Preview | Վ | վ | ||
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER VEW | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER VEW | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1358 | U 054E | 1406 | U 057E |
UTF-8 | 213 142 | D5 8E | 213 190 | D5 BE |
Numeric character reference | Վ |
Վ |
վ |
վ |
See also
[edit]- Armenian alphabet
- Se, the letter preceding Vev in the Armenian alphabet
- Tyun, the letter following Vev in the Armenian alphabet
References
[edit]- ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
- ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
- ^ "Wikipedia/Logo - MetaWiki". MetaWiki. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
External links
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