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Sha (Armenian letter)

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Sha
Շ շ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesʃ
In UnicodeU+547, U+547
Alphabetical position23
Numerical value: 500
History
Development
  • Շ շ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers500
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.

Sha (majuscule: Շ; minuscule: շ; Armenian: շա) is the twenty-third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless postalveolar fricative (/ʃ/) in both Eastern and Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the digraph Sh.[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 500.[2]

Character codes

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Character information
Preview Շ Շ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER SHA ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER SHA
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1351 U+0547 1351 U+0547
UTF-8 213 135 D5 87 213 135 D5 87
Numeric character reference Շ Շ Շ Շ

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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  • Շ on Wiktionary
  • շ on Wiktionary