Armenian alphabet
Saint Mesrop Mashtots created the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD
Armenian alphabet in Matenadaran
| 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
Categories: Alphabetic writing systems | Armenia | Unique scripts | Armenian alphabet