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Men (Armenian letter)

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Men
Մ մ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesm
In UnicodeU+544, U+574
Alphabetical position20
History
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers200
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Men (majuscule: Մ; minuscule: մ; Armenian: մեն) is the twentieth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the bilabial nasal (/m/) in both Eastern and Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter M.[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 200.[2]

Character codes

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Character information
Preview Մ մ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER MEN ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER MEN
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1348 U+0544 1396 U+0574
UTF-8 213 132 D5 84 213 180 D5 B4
Numeric character reference Մ Մ մ մ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.
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  • Մ on Wiktionary
  • մ on Wiktionary