Hyun (Armenian letter)
Appearance
Hyun | |
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Ւ ւ | |
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Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | [v] [w] |
In Unicode | U+0552, U+0582 |
Alphabetical position | 34 |
History | |
Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 7000 |
Writing direction | Left-to-right |
Hyun, Vyun, Yiwn or Hiwn (uppercase: Ւ; minuscule: ւ; Armenian: հյուն, վյուն; Classical Armenian: հիւն) is the 34th letter in the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced labial–velar approximant in Classical Armenian and the voiced labiodental fricative in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter W.[1] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 7000.[2]
As a component in U
[edit]This letter, along with Vo, is part of the Armenian U (ՈՒ Ու ու). In the Eastern Armenian alphabet, U takes the place of Hyun. It represents the close back rounded vowel.
Character codes
[edit]Preview | Ւ | ւ | ||
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER YIWN | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YIWN | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1362 | U+0552 | 1410 | U+0582 |
UTF-8 | 213 146 | D5 92 | 214 130 | D6 82 |
Numeric character reference | Ւ |
Ւ |
ւ |
ւ |
Gallery
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Notrgir
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Bolorgir
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Erkat'agir (rounded)
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Erkat'agir (angular)
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Shghagir
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Illuminated letter Ւ
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Khachkar in the shape of letter Ւ
See also
[edit]- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots
- Ո
- և
- U (Latin)
- V (Latin)
- W (Latin)
References
[edit]- ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
- ^ "Eternal Alphabet: U [hiwn] - ՈՒ (հիւն)". imyerevan.com.