Xe (letter)

Xe
Խ խ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	χ
In Unicode	U+053D, U+056D
Alphabetical position	13
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	40
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
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Xe, or Xeh (majuscule: Խ; minuscule: խ; Reformed orthography: խե; Classical orthography: խէ) is the thirteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless uvular fricative (/χ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 40.

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
• X (Latin)
• Х (Cyrillic)

References

External links

• Խ on Wiktionary
• խ on Wiktionary