Se (Armenian letter)
Letter in the Armenian alphabet / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with the Latin letter U.
Se or Seh (majuscule: Ս, minuscule: ս; Armenian: սե) is the twenty-ninth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 2000.[1] It represents the voiceless alveolar sibilant (/s/) in both Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD, it is homoglyphic to the Latin letter U.
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Se | |
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Ս ս | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | [s] |
In Unicode | U+054D, U+057D |
Alphabetical position | 29 Numerical value: 2000 |
History | |
Development | |
Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 2000 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
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. |
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