Draft:Hi (Armenian letter)

Hi
Յ յ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usageh[a], j
Unicode codepointU+0545, U+0575
Alphabetical position21
Numerical value: 300
History
Development
𓂝
  • 𐤉
    • Ι ι
      • Յ յ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers300
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This page contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and  , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Hi (formerly know as Yi) (majuscule: Յ; minuscule: յ; Armenian: հի; Classical Armenian: յի) is the twenty-first letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents both the Voiceless glottal fricative (/h/)[b] and the Voiced palatal approximant (/j/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 300.

Computing codes edit

Character information
Preview Յ յ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER YI ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER YI
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1349 U+0545 1397 U+0575
UTF-8 213 133 D5 85 213 181 D5 B5
Numeric character reference Յ Յ յ յ

References edit

  1. ^ Primarily used in classical orthography; after the reform used word-initially and in some compound words.
  2. ^ Primarily used in classical orthography; after the reform used word-initially and in some compound words.

See also edit

External links edit

  • Յ on Wiktionary
  • յ on Wiktionary

Category:Armenian letters