Vev (Armenian letter)

{{Short description|Letter in the Armenian alphabet}}

{{Infobox grapheme

|name=Vev

|letter=Վ վ

|image=Վ handwritten.svg

|imagesize=195px

|imagealt=

|script=Armenian script

|type=Alphabet

|typedesc=ic

|language=Armenian language

|phonemes=[{{IPAlink|v}}]

|unicode=U+054e, U+057e

|alphanumber=30

|number=3000

|usageperiod=405 to present

|direction=Left-to-Right

}}

Vev or Vew (majuscule: Վ; minuscule: վ; Armenian: վո) is the 30th letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced labiodental fricative ({{IPA|/v/}}), similar to the English v sound as in village. It is typically romanized with the letter V.{{cite web|url=http://transliteration.eki.ee/pdf/Armenian.pdf|title=Transliteration of Armenian|access-date=1 Feb 2023}} It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE.

In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 3000.{{cite web|url=https://omniglot.com/language/numbers/armenian.htm|title=Numbers in Eastern Armenian|publisher=Omniglot.com|access-date=1 Feb 2023}}