ու
Armenian
editPronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /u/, [u]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /u/, [u]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Etymology 1
editFrom the Old Armenian digraph ու (u) representing [u], composed of ո (o) + ւ (w). Some have contended that Old Armenian ու (u) was a diphthong, but this is incorrect: representing the monophthong [u] with a digraph is modelled on Ancient Greek ου (ou) pronounced as [u].[1] Compare likewise the digraphs Aghwan 𐕒𐕡 (u), Old Georgian ႭჃ (u), Old Church Slavonic оу (u).
Letter
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ու lowercase (uppercase ՈՒ, title-case Ու)
- The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet according to Reformed Orthography. Represents close back rounded vowel: [u]. Transliterated as u (sometimes as ow).
Usage notes
edit- Considered a separate letter after the spelling reform of the Armenian language of 1922–1924. The Traditional Armenian orthography treats ու as a simple digraph of ո (o) + ւ (w) and not as a separate letter.
- 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 (UŠADRUTʻYUN).
See also
edit- (The Armenian script): 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
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References
editEtymology 2
editInherited from Old Armenian ու (u).
Conjunction
editու • (u)
- and
- ես ու դու ― es u du ― me and you
Usage notes
editGenerally 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), which is used as a coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses, as in I went to the store, and I bought ice cream.
Synonyms
edit- եւ (ew)
References
edit- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.1, page 13
- Fortson, Benjamin W. (2010) Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction, second edition, Oxford: Blackwell, page 385
Old Armenian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₁opi, a variant of *h₁epi, whence came եւ (ew).[1]
Conjunction
editու • (u)
Usage notes
editUncommon in Old Armenian outside compounds.
Derived terms
edit- այրուձի (ayruji)
- եօթնուտասն (eōtʻnutasn)
- եօթնուտասներորդ (eōtʻnutasnerord)
- զինչուզինչ (zinčʻuzinčʻ)
- իբրու (ibru)
- իննուտասն (innutasn)
- հարցուփորձ (harcʻupʻorj)
- մարթուպատշաճ (martʻupatšač)
- ութուտասաներորդ (utʻutasanerord)
- ութուտասն (utʻutasn)
- պարտուպատշաճ (partupatšač)
- քարուկիր (kʻarukir)
Descendants
edit- Armenian: ու (u)
References
edit- ^ Hübschmann, Heinrich (1901) “Karst, J.: Historische Grammatik des Kilikisch-Armenischen”, in Indogermanische Forschungen. Anzeiger für indogermanische Sprach- und Altertumskunde. Beiblatt zu den Indogermanischen Forschungen (in German), volume 12, page 51, footnote 1
Further reading
edit- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1977) “ու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume III, Yerevan: University Press, pages 589–590
Ottoman Turkish
editLetter
editու • (u)
- A digraph used in the Armeno-Turkish script. Represents close back rounded vowel: [u]. Transliterated as u.
See also
edit- Armenian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Armenian terms with audio links
- Armenian terms inherited from Old Armenian
- Armenian terms derived from Old Armenian
- Armenian lemmas
- Armenian letters
- Armenian conjunctions
- Armenian terms with usage examples
- Old Armenian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Armenian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Armenian lemmas
- Old Armenian conjunctions
- Ottoman Turkish lemmas
- Ottoman Turkish letters