Armenian alphabet
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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 {
| 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 | Ėt` | 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
