The Alphabet
| Letter | Name | Pronunciation | Transliteration | Numerical value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | Reformed | Pronunciation | Classical | Eastern | Western | Classical | ISO 9985 | ||||
| Classical | Eastern | Western | |||||||||
| Ա ա | այբ ayb | /ajb/ | /ajpʰ/ | /ɑ/ | a | 1 | |||||
| Բ բ | բեն ben | /bɛn/ | /pʰɛn/ | /b/ | /pʰ/ | b | 2 | ||||
| Գ գ | գիմ gim | /ɡim/ | /kʰim/ | /ɡ/ | /kʰ/ | g | 3 | ||||
| Դ դ | դա da | /dɑ/ | /tʰɑ/ | /d/ | /tʰ/ | d | 4 | ||||
| Ե ե | եչ yeč | /jɛtʃʰ/ | /ɛ/, word-initially /jɛ/ | e | 5 | ||||||
| Զ զ | զա za | /zɑ/ | /z/ | z | 6 | ||||||
| Է է | է ē | /ɛː/ | /ɛ/ | /ɛː/ | /ɛ/ | ē | 7 | ||||
| Ը ը | ըթ ët' | /ətʰ/ | /ə/ | ə | ë | 8 | |||||
| Թ թ | թօ t'ò | թո t'o | /tʰo/ | /tʰ/ | tʿ | t’ | 9 | ||||
| Ժ ժ | ժէ žē | ժե že | /ʒɛː/ | /ʒɛ/ | /ʒ/ | ž | 10 | ||||
| Ի ի | ինի ini | /ini/ | /i/ | i | 20 | ||||||
| Լ լ | լիւն liwn | լյուն lyown | /lʏn/ | /ljun/ | /lʏn/ | /l/ | l | 30 | |||
| Խ խ | խէ xē | խե xe | /χɛː/ | /χɛ/ | /χ/ | x | 40 | ||||
| Ծ ծ | ծա ça | /tsɑ/ | /dzɑ/ | /ts/ | /dz/ | c | ç | 50 | |||
| Կ կ | կեն ken | /kɛn/ | /ɡɛn/ | /k/ | /ɡ/ | k | 60 | ||||
| Հ հ | հօ hò | հո ho | /ho/ | /h/ | h | 70 | |||||
| Ձ ձ | ձա ja | /dzɑ/ | /tsʰɑ/ | /dz/ | /tsʰ/ | j | 80 | ||||
| Ղ ղ | ղատ ġat | /ɫɑt/ | /ʁɑt/ | /ʁɑd/ | /ɫ/ | /ʁ/ | ł | ġ | 90 | ||
| Ճ ճ | ճէ č̣ē | ճե č̣e | /tʃɛː/ | /tʃɛ/ | /dʒɛ/ | /tʃ/ | /dʒ/ | č | č̣ | 100 | |
| Մ մ | մեն men | /mɛn/ | /m/ | m | 200 | ||||||
| Յ յ | յի yi | հի hi | /ji/ | /hi/ | /j/ | /h/1, /j/ | y | 300 | |||
| Ն ն | նու now | /nu/ | /n/ | n | 400 | ||||||
| Շ շ | շա ša | /ʃɑ/ | /ʃ/ | š | 500 | ||||||
| Ո ո | ո vo | /o/ | /vo/ | /o/, word-initially /vo/2 | o | 600 | |||||
| Չ չ | չա ča | /tʃʰɑ/ | /tʃʰ/ | čʿ | č | 700 | |||||
| Պ պ | պէ pē | պե pe | /pɛː/ | /pɛ/ | /bɛ/ | /p/ | /b/ | p | 800 | ||
| Ջ ջ | ջէ ǰē | ջե ǰe | /dʒɛː/ | /dʒɛ/ | /tʃʰɛ/ | /dʒ/ | /tʃʰ/ | ǰ | 900 | ||
| Ռ ռ | ռա ṙa | /rɑ/ | /ɾɑ/ | /r/ | /ɾ/ | ṙ | 1000 | ||||
| Ս ս | սէ sē | սե se | /sɛː/ | /sɛ/ | /s/ | s | 2000 | ||||
| Վ վ | վեւ vew | վեվ vev | /vɛv/ | /v/ | v | 3000 | |||||
| Տ տ | տիւն tiwn | տյուն tyown | /tʏn/ | /tjun/ | /dʏn/ | /t/ | /d/ | t | 4000 | ||
| Ր ր | րէ rē | րե re | /ɹɛː/ | /ɾɛ/3 | /ɹ/ | /ɾ/3 | r | 5000 | |||
| Ց ց | ցօ c'ò | ցո c'o | /tsʰo/ | /tsʰ/ | cʿ | c’ | 6000 | ||||
| ՈՒ ու | N/A4 | ու ow | /u/ | /u/ | u | ow | N/A | ||||
| (Ւ ւ)5 | հիւն hiwn | N/A5 | /hʏn/ | /w/ | /v/5 | w | 7000 | ||||
| Փ փ | փիւր p'iwr | փյուր p'yowr | /pʰʏɹ/ | /pʰjuɾ/ | /pʰʏɾ/ | /pʰ/ | pʿ | p’ | 8000 | ||
| Ք ք | քէ k'ē | քե k'e | /kʰɛː/ | /kʰɛ/ | /kʰ/ | kʿ | k’ | 9000 | |||
| և | և4 jew | N/A | /jev/ | N/A | /ev/, word-initially /jev/ | ew | N/A | ||||
| Օ օ | օ ò | N/A | /o/ | N/A | /o/ | ō | ò | N/A | |||
| Ֆ ֆ | ֆէ fē | ֆե fe | N/A | /fɛ/ | N/A | /f/ | f | N/A | |||
Listen to the pronunciation of the letters in Eastern Armenian or in Western Armenian.
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Famous quotes containing the word alphabet:
“Roger Thornhill: You’re police, aren’t you. Or is it FBI?
Professor: FBI, CIA, O–I—we’re all in the same alphabet soup.”
—Ernest Lehman (b.1920)
“I believe the alphabet is no longer considered an essential piece of equipment for traveling through life. In my day it was the keystone to knowledge. You learned the alphabet as you learned to count to ten, as you learned “Now I lay me” and the Lord’s Prayer and your father’s and mother’s name and address and telephone number, all in case you were lost.”
—Eudora Welty (b. 1909)