Cha (Armenian letter)

Cha
Չ չ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Phonetic usage	t͡ʃʰ
Unicode codepoint	U+0549, U+0579
Alphabetical position	25 Numerical value: 700
History
Development	Չ չ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	700
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.

Cha, or Čʼa (majuscule: Չ; minuscule: չ; Armenian: չա) is the twenty-fifth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless postalveolar aspirated fricative (/t͡ʃʰ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 700.^[1] Its shape in capital form is visually similar to one other Armenian letter, Sha (Շ). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the Latin letter Z (z).

Computing codes

Gallery

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  Handwritten form

See also

• Z (Latin)
• Č (Latin)

References

External links

• Չ on Wiktionary
• չ on Wiktionary

This page was last edited on 13 February 2024, at 15:34