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Cyrillic letter We
Phonetic usage: w], [ ʋ], [ β̞], [ β], [
Derived from: Latin letter W
The Cyrillic script
Slavic letters
А А̀ А̂ А̄ Ӓ Б В Г
Ґ Д Ђ Ѓ Е Ѐ Е̄ Е̂
Ё Є Ж З З́ Ѕ И І
Ї Ѝ И̂ Ӣ Й Ј К
Л Љ М Н Њ О О̀ О̂
Ō Ӧ П Р С С́ Т Ћ
Ќ У У̀ У̂ Ӯ Ў Ӱ Ф
Х Ц Ч Џ Ш Щ Ъ
Ъ̀ Ы Ь Ѣ Э Ю Ю̀ Я
Я̀
Non-Slavic letters
Ӑ А̊ А̃ Ӓ̄ Ӕ Ә Ә́ Ә̃
Ӛ В̌ Ԝ Г̑ Г̇ Г̣ Г̌ Г̂
Г̆ Г̈ Ҕ Ғ Ӻ Ғ̌ Ӷ
Д́ Д̌ Д̈ Д̣ Д̆ Ӗ Е̃
Ё̄ Є̈ Ԑ Ԑ̈ Җ Ӝ Ӂ Ж̣
Ҙ Ӟ З̌ З̣ З̆ Ӡ И̃ Ӥ
Ҋ Қ Ӄ Ҡ Ҟ Ҝ К̣ Ԛ
Л́ Ӆ Ԯ Ԓ Л̈ Ӎ
Н́ Ӊ Ң Ԩ Ӈ Ҥ О̆ О̃
Ӧ̄ Ө Ө̄ Ө́ Ө̆ Ӫ Ԥ П̈
Ҏ Р̌ С̌ Ҫ С̣ С̱ Т́ Т̈
Т̌ Т̇ Т̣ Ҭ У̃ Ӳ У̊
Ӱ̄ Ұ Ү Ү́ Х̣ Х̱ Х̮ Х̑
Х̌ Ҳ Ӽ Ӿ Һ Һ̈ Ԧ Ц̌
Ц̈ Ҵ Ҷ Ҷ̣ Ӵ Ӌ Ҹ
Ч̇ Ч̣ Ҽ Ҿ Ш̣ Ы̆ Ы̄
Ӹ Ҍ Ҩ Э̆ Э̄ Э̇ Ӭ
Ӭ́ Ӭ̄ Ю̆ Ю̈ Ю̄ Я̆ Я̄ Я̈
Ӏ ʼ ˮ
Archaic or unused letters
А̨ Б̀ Б̣ Б̱ В̀ Г̀ Г̧
Г̄ Г̓ Г̆ Ҕ̀ Ҕ̆ Ԁ Д̓
Д̀ Д̨ Ԃ Е̇ Е̨
Ж̀ Ж̑ Џ̆
Ꚅ̆ З̀ З̑ Ԅ Ԇ
Ԫ І̂ І̣ І̨
Ј̵ Ј̃ К̓ К̀ К̆ Ӄ̆
К̑ К̇ К̈ К̄ Ԟ К̂
Л̀ Ԡ Ԉ Л̑ Л̇ Ԕ
М̀ М̃ Н̀ Н̄ Н̧
Н̃ Ԋ Ԣ Н̡ Ѻ
П̓ П̀
П́ Ҧ П̧ П̑ Ҁ Ԛ̆ Р́
Р̀ Р̃ Ԗ С̀ С̈ Ԍ Ҫ̓
Т̓ Т̀ Ԏ Т̑ Т̧
Ꚍ̆ ОУ У̇
У̨ ꙋ́ Ф̑ Ф̓ Х́ Х̀ Х̆ Х̇
Х̧ Х̾ Х̓ һ̱ Ѡ Ѽ
Ѿ Ц̀ Ц́ Ц̓ Ꚏ̆
Ч́ Ч̀ Ч̆ Ч̑ Ч̓
Ԭ Ꚇ̆ Ҽ̆ Ш̀
Ш̆ Ш̑ Щ̆ Ꚗ̆ Ъ̄ Ъ̈
Ъ̈̄ Ы̂ Ы̃ Ѣ́ Ѣ̈ Ѣ̆
Э̨ Э̂ Ю̂
Я̈ Я̂ Я̨ Ԙ Ѥ Ѧ Ѫ
Ѩ Ѭ Ѯ Ѱ Ѳ Ѵ
Ѷ

We (Ԝ ԝ; italics: Ԝ ԝ) is a letter of the Cyrillic script. [1] In all of its forms it looks exactly like the Latin letter W (W w W w), which is likely where it derives from.

We is used in the Cyrillic orthography of the Kurdish language, [2] [3] in (some versions of the orthography of) the Yaghnobi language and in the Tundra Yukaghir language.

Usage

The pronunciations shown in the table are the primary ones for each language; for details consult the articles on the languages. Lowercase We is similar to some forms of Cyrillic Omega in appearance.

Language Pronunciation
Kurdish language /w/
Tundra Yukaghir language /w/
Yaghnobi language /β̞/, /β/ or /u̯/ (after a vowel at the end of a syllable) [4] [5] [6] [7]

Computing codes

Character information
Preview Ԝ ԝ
Unicode name CYRILLIC CAPITAL LETTER WE CYRILLIC SMALL LETTER WE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1308 U+051C 1309 U+051D
UTF-8 212 156 D4 9C 212 157 D4 9D
Numeric character reference Ԝ Ԝ ԝ ԝ

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cyrillic Supplement: Range: 0500–052F" (PDF). The Unicode Standard, Version 6.0. p. 45. Retrieved 2011-05-23.
  2. ^ Heciyê Cindî (1974). Әлифба. Yerevan. p. 96.{{ cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( link)
  3. ^ Dilan M.R. Roshani. "Existing Kurdish alphabets". Kurdish Academy of Language. Retrieved 2017-09-17.
  4. ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык. – М.: «Наука», 1972. (in Russian)
  5. ^ А. Л. Хромов. Ягнобский язык // Основы иранского языкознания. Новоиранские языки II. – Восточная группа / Под ред. В. С. Расторгуевой. – М.: «Наука», 1987. – С. 644–701. (in Russian)
  6. ^ В. С. Соколова. Ягнобский язык // Очерки по фонетике иранских языков. – М.–Л., 1953. – С. 59–79. (in Russian)
  7. ^ С. П. Виноградова. Ягнобский язык // Иранские языки III. – Восточноиранские языки. – М.: «Индрик», 2000. – С. 290–310. (in Russian)