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Alphabet Armenian
Armenian Script
The Armenian alphabet was created in 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots. It has 38 letters and is used exclusively for the Armenian language. It has both uppercase and lowercase forms.
Letters
| Caractère | Nom | Romanisation | Prononciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ա ա | Ayb | a | like 'a' in 'father' |
| Բ բ | Ben | b | like 'b' in 'book' |
| Գ գ | Gim | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| Դ դ | Da | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| Ե ե | Yech | ye / e | like 'ye' in 'yes' |
| Զ զ | Za | z | like 'z' in 'zebra' |
| Է է | Eh | ē | like 'e' in 'met' (long) |
| Ը ը | Et | ə | like 'a' in 'about' |
| Թ թ | To | tʰ | like 't' in 'top' (aspirated) |
| Ժ ժ | Zhe | zh | like 's' in 'measure' |
| Ի ի | Ini | i | like 'ee' in 'meet' |
| Լ լ | Liwn | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| Խ խ | Xeh | kh | like 'ch' in 'loch' |
| Ծ ծ | Ca | ts | like 'ts' in 'bits' |
| Կ կ | Ken | k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| Հ հ | Ho | h | like 'h' in 'house' |
| Ձ ձ | Ja | dz | like 'ds' in 'kids' |
| Ղ ղ | Ghad | gh | a gargled 'r' sound |
| Ճ ճ | Cheh | ch | like 'ch' in 'cheese' |
| Մ մ | Men | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| Յ յ | Yi | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| Ն ն | Now | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| Շ շ | Sha | sh | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| Ո ո | Vo | vo / o | like 'vo' in 'vote' |
| Չ չ | Cha | chʰ | like 'ch' (aspirated) |
| Պ պ | Peh | p | like 'p' in 'pen' |
| Ջ ջ | Jheh | j / dzh | like 'j' in 'jam' |
| Ռ ռ | Ra | ṙ | a trilled 'r' |
| Ս ս | Seh | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| Վ վ | Vev | v | like 'v' in 'van' |
| Տ տ | Tiwn | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| Ր ր | Reh | r | a soft 'r' |
| Ց ց | Coh | tsʰ | like 'ts' (aspirated) |
| Ու ու | Yiwn | u | like 'oo' in 'moon' |
| Փ փ | Piwr | pʰ | like 'p' (aspirated) |
| Ք ք | Keh | kʰ | like 'k' (aspirated) |
| Օ օ | Oh | ō | like 'o' in 'more' |
| Ֆ ֆ | Feh | f | like 'f' in 'fan' |