Gim (Armenian letter)
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Armenian letter Gim | |
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Գ գ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | g (Eastern Armenian) kʰ (Western Armenian) |
In Unicode | U+533, U+563 |
Alphabetical position | 3 Numerical value: 3 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 3 |
Gim, Kim, or K’im (majuscule: Գ; minuscule: գ; Armenian: գիմ) is the third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced velar plosive /g/ in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless velar plosive /kʰ/ in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter G.[1] It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE. In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 3.[2]
Character codes
[edit]Preview | Գ | գ | ||
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GIM | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GIM | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1331 | U+0533 | 1379 | U+0563 |
UTF-8 | 212 179 | D4 B3 | 213 163 | D5 A3 |
Numeric character reference | Գ |
Գ |
գ |
գ |
Gallery
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Rounded erkat'agir
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Angular erkat'agir
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Typographic form
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Handwritten form
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Western Armenian Braille form Dots-12345
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Capital letter «Gim» in XIII century manuscript
References
[edit]- ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
- ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.