Ghat (Armenian letter)

Ġat
Ղ ղ
Upper and lower case of letter Ghad
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesʁ, ɫ
In UnicodeU+0542, U+0572
Alphabetical position18
Numerical value: 90
History
Development
  • Ղ ղ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers90
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Ghat (majuscule: Ղ; minuscule: ղ; Armenian: ղադ is the eighteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced uvular fricative (/ʁ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. In Classical Armenian, it is pronounced as the velarized alveolar lateral approximant (/ɫ/). Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 90.[1]

Computing codes

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Character information
Preview Ղ ղ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GHAD ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GHAD
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1346 U+0542 1394 U+0572
UTF-8 213 130 D5 82 213 178 D5 B2
Numeric character reference Ղ Ղ ղ ղ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "ղ տառը բացատրություն, gh tary bacatrutyun, ղ տառը հոմանիշ, ղ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, ղ տառը հականիշ, ղ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, ղ տառը դարձվածքներ". bararanonline.com.
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  • Ղ on Wiktionary
  • ղ on Wiktionary