Che (Armenian)

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Che
Ճ ճ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	t͡ʃ
In Unicode	U+0543, U+0573
Alphabetical position	19
History
Development	𓍒 Ϫ ϫ Ճ ճ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	100
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Che, or Če (majuscule: Ճ; minuscule: ճ; Reformed orthography: ճե; Classical orthography: ճէ) is the nineteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless palato-alveolar affricate (/t͡ʃ/) in standard Eastern Armenian, and the voiced palato-alveolar affricate (/d͡ʒ/) in western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 100. Its shape is visually similar to the Cyrillic letter, Be (б). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the minuscule form of the Latin letter B (b).

Gallery

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  Rounded Erkat'agir
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  Angular Erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
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  Handwritten form

Computing codes

See also

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots
• b (Latin)
• б (Cyrillic)
• ч (Cyrillic)
• Ch (digraph)

References

External links

• Ճ on Wiktionary
• ճ on Wiktionary