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Vev (Armenian letter)

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Letter in the Armenian alphabet
Vev
Վ վ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound values
In UnicodeU+054e, U+057e
Alphabetical position30
Numerical value: 3000
History
Development
  • Վ վ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers3000
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
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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. 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.

Use in Misplaced Pages logo

The logo of Misplaced Pages features the uppercase letter Vev, alongside several other characters from different alphabets. The letter is visible near the upper left corner of the globe on the Misplaced Pages logo.

Character codes

Character information
Preview Վ վ
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

  • Armenian alphabet
  • Se, the letter preceding Vev in the Armenian alphabet
  • Tyun, the letter following Vev in the Armenian alphabet

References

  1. "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
  2. "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
  3. "Misplaced Pages/Logo - MetaWiki". MetaWiki. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.

External links

  • Վ on Wiktionary
  • վ on Wiktionary
Armenian letters
Letters


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