Ini (Armenian letter)
Ini (uppercase: Ի, lowercase: ի; Armenian: ինի) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language.
| Ini | |
|---|---|
| Ի ի | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian alphabet |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Phonetic usage | i |
| Unicode codepoint | U+53B, U+56B |
| Alphabetical position | 11 Numerical value: 20 |
| History | |
| Development |
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| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 20 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
History
It was developed, together with most of other letters, by Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the alphabet, between 405 and 406.[1]
Usage
The letter is used in the Armenian language, where it corresponds to the close front unrounded vowel sound ([i]).[2] In English, it is transliterated as letter I.[3] In Armenian numeral system, the letter corresponds to number 20.[4] The lowercase is like the lowercase H, but its left leg is longer.
Encodings
| Preview | Ի | ի | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER INI | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER INI | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1339 | U+053B | 1387 | U+056B |
| UTF-8 | 212 187 | D4 BB | 213 171 | D5 AB |
| Numeric character reference | Ի | Ի | ի | ի |
References
- Aleksandra Krawczuka (edditor): Wielka Historia Świata, vol. 3. Świat okresu cywilizacji klasycznych.' Oficyna Wydawnicza FOGRA, 2005, p. 586. ISBN 83-85719-84-9.
- Takayuki Yoshimura. Modern Eastern Armenian Grammar I. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2021. p. 1, 12.
- Transliteration of Armenian by Thomas T. Pedersen, in KNAB (Kohanimeandmebaas, Place Names Database) of Eesti Keele Instituut (Institute of the Estonian Language).
- "Numbers in Armenian". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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