Vo (Armenian letter)

{{Infobox grapheme

|name=Vo

|letter=Ո ո

|image=Armenian_letter_Vo.svg

|imagesize=195px

|imagealt=

|script=Armenian script

|type=Alphabet

|typedesc=ic

|language=Armenian language

|phonemes=[{{IPAlink|ɔ}}]
[vɔ] {{small|(word-initially or in isolated form)}}

|unicode=U+0548, U+0578

|alphanumber=24

|number=600

|fam1=File:Ո երկաթագիր (V-IX դդ.).svg

|fam2=File:Ո գրչագիր V X.svg

|fam3=File:Ո բոլորգիր (V-XX դդ.).svg

|fam4=File:Ո նոտրգիր.svg

|usageperiod=405 to present

|direction=Left-to-Right

}}

Vo (majuscule: Ո; minuscule: ո; Armenian: վո, վօ) is the twenty-fourth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 600.{{Cite web|url=https://bararanonline.com/%D5%B8-%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A8|title=Ո տառը բացատրություն, vo tary bacatrutyun, ո տառը հոմանիշ, ո տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, ո տառը հականիշ, ո տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, ո տառը դարձվածքներ}} It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It represents the open-mid back rounded vowel ({{IPA|/ɔ/}}), but when it occurs isolated or word-initially, it represents {{IPA|/vɔ/}}{{ref|a|1}}. It is one of the two letters that represent the sound O, the other being Օ which was not created by Mashtots.

Its minuscule variant is homoglyphic to the minuscule form of the Latin letter N. In its uppercase form, it looks like a turned Latin letter U, the Lisu letter Ue (ꓵ), or the asomtavruli form of the Georgian letter ghani (Ⴖ).

As a component in U

This letter, along with Vyun (or Hiwn in Classical Armenian), is part of the Armenian U (ՈՒ Ու ու). Because the letter U is not present in Mashtots's alphabet, it uses a digraph made up of these letters.