Hyun (Armenian letter)

Hyun
Ւ ւ
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]

This letter, along with Vo, is part of the Armenian digraph U (ՈՒ Ու ու). In the Eastern Armenian alphabet, U takes the place of Hyun. It represents the close back rounded vowel /u/.

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  Erkat'agir (rounded)
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  Erkat'agir (angular)
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Illuminated letter Ւ
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  Khachkar in the shape of letter Ւ
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  Eastern Armenian Braille
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  Western Armenian Braille

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots
• Ո
• Ու
• և
• U (Latin)
• V (Latin)
• W (Latin)

• Ւ on Wiktionary
• ւ on Wiktionary