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 systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usageʁ, ɫ
Unicode codepointU+0542, U+0572
Alphabetical position18
Numerical value: 90
History
Development
  • Ղ ղ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers90
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Computing codes

Character information
PreviewՂղ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GHAD ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GHAD
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1346U+05421394U+0572
UTF-8213 130D5 82213 178D5 B2
Numeric character referenceՂՂղղ

See also

References

  • Ղ on Wiktionary
  • ղ on Wiktionary
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