ՈՒ
Utsehn
Kiek ok bi: -ու
Armenian
[ännern]Pronunciation
[ännern]Etymology 1
[ännern]From Ooldarmeensch digraph ու (u) representing IPA(key): [u], composed of ո (o) + ւ (w), calque from ΟΥ (OU) representing IPA(key): [u].
Letter
[ännern]ՈՒ
Grootbookstaav (Kleenbookstaav ու, title-case Ու)
- The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet according to spelling reform of the Armenian language of 1922-1924. Represents close back rounded vowel: IPA(key): [u]. Transliterated as u (sometimes as ow).
Usage notes
[ännern]- This letter was created in the result of spelling reform of the Armenian language during Soviet era (1922-1924). The reform was not accepted by the Armenian diaspora outside the USSR, which continues to treat ու as a simple digraph of ո (o) + ւ (w) and not as an independent letter, in line with Traditional Armenian orthography.
- When used in sentence case, such as Ուրարտու (Urartu), the capital form of the letter is Ու. However, in all caps text it is ՈՒ, e.g. ՈՒՇԱԴՐՈՒԹՅՈՒՆ (UŠADRUTʿYUN).
See also
[ännern]- (De Armeensche Schrift): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Bookstavenkombinatschonen): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Satzteken): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbolen): ֏
Etymology 2
[ännern]Conjunction
[ännern]- and
- ես ու դու — es u du — me and you
Usage notes
[ännern]Generally used to link two things in close relation, such as in English you and I or in the sense of combining two clauses of close relation while deemphasizing their relationship. In English, this would generally be done by combining predicates, as in I went to the store and bought ice cream. It is never used as a conjunction in the fashion of և (ew) (ev), which is used as a coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses, as in I went to the store, and I bought ice cream.
Synonyms
[ännern]- և (ew) (ev)