Armenian alphabet
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Armenian alphabet in Matenadaran
Saint Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD. It is used for the Armenian language.
Various scripts have been credited with being the prototype for the Armenian alphabet, including Pahlavi, Syriac, and Phoenician. However, the order of the letters, the use of the digraph ou for the vowel , and a noticeable similarity of letter forms to cursive Greek suggests that it was likely based on the Greek alphabet.
| Name | Lowercase | Uppercase | Transcription | num. Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ayb | ա | Ա | a | 1 |
| 2 | Ben | բ | Բ | b | 2 |
| 3 | Gim | գ | Գ | g | 3 |
| 4 | Da | դ | Դ | d | 4 |
| 5 | Yech` | ե | Ե | e | 5 |
| 6 | Za | զ | Զ | z | 6 |
| 7 | Eh | է | Է | ē | 7 |
| 8 | Ët` | ը | Ը | ə | 8 |
| 9 | T`o | թ | Թ | t῾ | 9 |
| 10 | Zhe | ժ | Ժ | ž | 10 |
| 11 | Ini | ի | Ի | i | 20 |
| 12 | Liun | լ | Լ | l | 30 |
| 13 | Xeh | խ | Խ | x | 40 |
| 14 | C'a | ծ | Ծ | c | 50 |
| 15 | Ken | կ | Կ | k | 60 |
| 16 | Ho | հ | Հ | h | 70 |
| 17 | Dz'a | ձ | Ձ | j | 80 |
| 18 | Ghat | ղ | Ղ | ł | 90 |
| 19 | Cheh | ճ | Ճ | č | 100 |
| 20 | Men | մ | Մ | m | 200 |
| 21 | Yi | յ | Յ | y | 300 |
| 22 | Nu | ն | Ն | n | 400 |
| 23 | Sha | շ | Շ | š | 500 |
| 24 | Vo | ո | Ո | o | 600 |
| 25 | Ch`a | չ | Չ | č῾ | 700 |
| 26 | Peh | պ | Պ | p | 800 |
| 27 | Jheh | ջ | Ջ | ǰ | 900 |
| 28 | Rra | ռ | Ռ | ṙ | 1000 |
| 29 | Seh | ս | Ս | s | 2000 |
| 30 | Vew | վ | Վ | v | 3000 |
| 31 | Tiun | տ | Տ | t | 4000 |
| 32 | Reh | ր | Ր | r | 5000 |
| 33 | C`o | ց | Ց | č | 6000 |
| 34 | Hiun | ւ | Ւ | w | 7000 |
| 35 | P`iur | փ | Փ | p῾ | 8000 |
| 36 | K`eh | ք | Ք | k῾ | 9000 |
| 37 | Oh | օ | Օ | ō | 10000 |
| 38 | Feh | ֆ | Ֆ | f | 20000 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Small Ligature Ech` Wiwn (functions as an ampersand) | և |
| Modifier letters | |
| Modifier Letter Left Half Ring | ՙ |
| Apostrophe = Armenian Modifier Letter Right Half Ring | ՚ |
| Modifier Emphasis Mark = Shesht | ՛ |
| Punctuation | |
| Exclamation Mark = Bac`aganch`akan Nshan | ՜ |
| Comma = Bowt` | ՝ |
| Question Mark = Harc`akan Nshan | ՞ |
| Abbreviation Mark = Patiw | ՟ |
| Full Stop = Verjhaket | ։ |
| Hyphen = Ent`amnay | ֊ |
See also
de:Armenische Schrift fa:الفبای ارمنی fr:Alphabet arménien gl:Alfabeto armenio ja:アルメニア文字 nl:Armeens alfabet ru:Армянский алфавит sl:Armenska abeceda