ۋ
ۋ - Kazakh
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /waw ˌyʃ noˈqat/
- (phoneme): IPA: /uw/, /ʊw/ (back)
- (phoneme): IPA: /ʉw/, /yw/ (front)
- (phoneme): IPA: /w/ (consonantal)
Letter
ۋ • (w)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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ۋ | ـۋ |
Usage notes
- Represents the back vowel dipthong /uw/ or /ʊw/, unless a small ء (hamza) was placed in the beginning of the word. In Kazakh the Hamza marks that all vowels in the following word are fronted.
- The letter ۋ cannot act as a vowel in the beginning of a word or when it is written proceeding another vowel. When ۋ is unable to make a vowel sound, it becomes the consonant sound /w/.
ۋ - Kyrgyz
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /ve/
- (phoneme): IPA: /v/
Letter
ۋ • (ve)
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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ۋ | ـۋ |
ۋ - Uyghur
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /we/
- (phoneme): IPA: /w/
Letter
ۋ • (w)
- The twenty ninth letter of the Uyghur alphabet.
Forms
Isolated form | Final form |
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ۋ | ـۋ |
ۋ - Uzbek
Pronunciation
- (letter name): IPA: /ve/
- (phoneme): IPA: /v/
Letter
ۋ (v)
- The twenty eighth letter of the Uzbek abjad in the Arabic script. ()