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Yech (Armenian letter)

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Yech
Ե ե
Typogrraphic upper and lower case of the letter Yech
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound values[ɛ]
[jɛ] (initially)
In UnicodeU+0535, U+0565
Alphabetical position5
Numerical value: 5
History
Development
Yerkatagir
  • Grchagir
    • Bolorgir
      • Notrgir
        • Ե ե
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers5
This article 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.

Yech (majuscule: Ե; minuscule: ե; Armenian: եչ) is the fifth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5.[1] It represents the ([ɛ]) sound, but when it occurs word-initially, it is pronounced as [jɛ].

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Character codes

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Character information
Preview Ե ե
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ECH ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ECH
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1333 U+0535 1381 U+0565
UTF-8 212 181 D4 B5 213 165 D5 A5
Numeric character reference Ե Ե ե ե
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Various historic fonts

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ե տառը բացատրություն, e tary bacatrutyun, ե տառը հոմանիշ, ե տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, ե տառը հականիշ, ե տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, ե տառը դարձվածքներ". bararanonline.com.
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  • Ե on Wiktionary
  • ե on Wiktionary