Armenian alphabet
alphabet used to write the Armenian language
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The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.
| Armenian alphabet | |
|---|---|
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| Script type | |
Time period | 405 to the present |
| Direction | left-to-right  |
| Languages | Armenian |
| Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Proto-Canaanite alphabet
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Sister systems | Latin Cyrillic Coptic |
| ISO 15924 | |
| ISO 15924 | Armn (230), Armenian |
| Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Armenian |
| U+0530 to U+058F, U+FB13 to U+FB17 | |
The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն (CA, EA: [aɪbubɛn], or WA: [aɪpʰupʰɛn]), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.
Related pages
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change- theiling.de: Learn the Armenian alphabet online
- Armenian Apostolic (Orthodox) Church Library Online (in English, Armenian, and Russian)
- stnersess.edu Archived 2006-10-16 at the Wayback Machine: Bedross Der Matossian on the use of Armeno-Turkish
Unicode Support for Armenian
- Unicode Character Code Chart for Armenian
- transliteration schemes for the Armenian alphabet (transliteration.eki.ee)