Yech (Armenian letter)
Yech (majuscule: Ե; minuscule: ե; Armenian: եչ) is the fifth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It is created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5.[1] It represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel ([ɛ]), but when it occurs word-initially, it is pronounced as [jɛ].
Yech | |
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Ե ե | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Phonetic usage | [ɛ] [jɛ] (initially) |
Unicode codepoint | U+0535, U+0565 |
Alphabetical position | 5 Numerical value: 5 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 5 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Related characters and other similar characters
- Е е : Cyrillic letter Ye
- Є є : Cyrillic letter Ukrainian Ye
- E e : Latin letter E
- t : Latin letter T
See also
References
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