Vev (Armenian letter)
Letter in the Armenian alphabet
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Vev or Vew (majuscule: Վ; minuscule: վ; Armenian: վեվ; Classical Armenian: վեւ) 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.
| Vev | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| History | |
| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 3000 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 3000.[2]
Use in Wikipedia logo
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.
Gallery
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Rounded Erkat'agir
Angular Erkat'agir
Typographic form
Handwritten form
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Character codes
| 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
