ու
See also: -ու
ու - Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA: [u]
- (Western Armenian, standard) IPA: [u]
Letter
ու
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
- 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 (UŠADRUTʿYUN).
Conjunction
ու • (u)
- and
- ես ու դու ― es u du ― me and you
Usage notes
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), which is used as a coordinating conjunction between two independent clauses, as in I went to the store, and I bought ice cream.
Synonyms
- եւ (ew)
ու - Old Armenian
Conjunction
ու • (u)
Usage notes
Uncommon in Old Armenian outside compounds.
Derived terms
- այրուձի (ayruji)
- եօթնուտասն (eōtʿnutasn)
- եօթնուտասներորդ (eōtʿnutasnerord)
- զինչուզինչ (zinčʿuzinčʿ)
- իբրու (ibru)
- իննուտասն (innutasn)
- հարցուփորձ (harcʿupʿorj)
- մարթուպատշաճ (martʿupatšač)
- ութուտասաներորդ (utʿutasanerord)
- ութուտասն (utʿutasn)
- պարտուպատշաճ (partupatšač)
- քարուկիր (kʿarukir)
Descendants
- Armenian: ու (u)