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The Armenian alphabet (, or , ) or, more broadly, the Armenian script, is an alphabetic writing system developed for Armenian and occasionally used to write other languages. It is one of the three historical alphabets of the South Caucasus. It was developed around 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots, an Armenian linguist and ecclesiastical leader. The script originally had 36 letters. Eventually, two more were adopted in the 13th century. In reformed Armenian orthography (1920s), the ligature is also treated as a letter, bringing the total number of letters to 39. The Armenian word for 'alphabet' is ('), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet: ' and '. Armenian is written horizontally, left to right. History and development Possible antecedents One of the classical accounts of the existence of an Armenian alphabet before Mesrop Mashtots comes from Philo of Alexandria (20 BCAD 50), who in his writings notes that the work of the Greek philosopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ayb (letter)
Ayb (majuscule: Ա; minuscule: ա; Armenian language, Armenian: այբ) is the first letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 1.http://tapemark.narod.ru/les/045a.html It represents the [] sound in Eastern Armenian, both Western Armenian, variants of the Armenian language. This letter and the letter Բ, Ben (Բբ) are the two first letters in the Armenian alphabet and forms the etymology of the Armenian word wikt:այբուբեն, ''այբուբեն'' (), meaning "alphabet." It is one of the letters originally created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century. Its prototype is considered to be the Greek letter α (alpha) with the upper arc cut off. A number of Armenian letters are formed in a similar fashion. It is homoglyphic to the International Phonetic Alphabet, IPA symbol for the close back unrounded vowel, the Cyrillic letter Sha (Cyrillic), Sha (Шш), the former Zhuang letter Ɯ, Ɯɯ used from 1957 to 1986, and the Nushkuri form of the Georgian alphabe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Ben (letter)
Ben (majuscule: Ô², minuscule: Õ¢; ) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language. It was one of the original letters in the Armenian alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in 405 AD. It is speculated to be derived from the Greek letter Beta with the rightmost curves cut off somewhat. Along with the letter Ayb, it forms the word "Õ¡ÕµÕ¢Õ¸Ö‚Õ¢Õ¥Õ¶" (alphabet). Usage It is the 2nd letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language. In Eastern Armenian dialect, it is usually pronounced as the voiced bilabial plosive though in some sub-dialects, it can be pronounced as the voiceless bilabial plosive or as the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive Ê° In the Western Armenian dialect, it is pronounced as the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive Ê°Takayuki Yoshimura. Modern Eastern Armenian Grammar I'. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2021. p. 1, 12. In English, it is transliterated as the letter B. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
