Translingual

Letter

Ъ upper case (lower case ъ)

1. A letter in several Cyrillic alphabets.

Tajik

Letter

Ъ • ‎(ʾ) ‎(upper case, lower case ъ)

1. The thirty-second letter of the Tajik Cyrillic alphabet. It is preceded by the letter Ш ‎(Š) (Še) and is followed by the letter Э ‎(E) (E). Often transcribed as " ' " or " " ", named Твёрди з́нак or Tvordi znak, it indicates a hard stop, or ʡ in IPA form.

Translingual

Cyrillic letter ъ

Handwritten forms

Alternative forms

• (italics) Ъ, ъ

Letter

ъ ‎(lower case, upper case Ъ)

1. A letter of the Cyrillic script.

See also

• Wikipedia article on the Cyrillic alphabet
• Search the English Wiktionary for articles beginning with Ъ
• Search the English Wiktionary for articles beginning with ъ

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɤ̞]

Letter

ъ • ‎(ǎ) ‎(lower case, upper case Ъ)

1. The letter ер голям ‎(er goljám, “big er”), the twenty-seventh letter of the Bulgarian alphabet.

See also

• Previous letter: щ ‎(št)
• Next letter: ь ‎(j)

Russian

Pronunciation

This letter has no pronunciation of its own. It instead functions as a graphic sign.

Letter

ъ • ‎() ‎(lower case, upper case Ъ)

1. The letter твёрдый знак ‎(tvjórdyj znak, “hard sign”), the twenty-eighth letter of the Russian alphabet

Usage notes

In Russian, this letter has no sound of its own, but modifies that of the preceding consonant, causing it to be pronounced hard (i.e., unpalatalized). Some writers use ' (apostrophe) instead of ъ, e.g. съезд ‎(sʺjezd) — с'езд, which is considered non-standard. After the 1918 spelling reform when the usage of "ъ" was heavily reduced, some typewriters did not have the letter at all, forcing people to use ' (apostrophe).

See also

• Previous letter: щ ‎(šč)
• Next letter: ы ‎(y)
• Soft sign: ь ‎(ʹ)