Ghat (Armenian letter)
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 30.[1]
| Ġat | |
|---|---|
| Ղ ղ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Phonetic usage | ʁ, ɫ |
| Unicode codepoint | U+0542, U+0572 |
| Alphabetical position | 18 Numerical value: 90 |
| History | |
| Development |
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| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 90 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Computing codes
| 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
- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots
- Ghat (Armenian letter)
- Velarized alveolar lateral approximant
References
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