Armenian alphabet
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The Armenian alphabet is a unique script created in the early 5th century by Mesrop Mashtots to write the Armenian language and is a key symbol of Armenian cultural and national identity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Armenian alphabet canonical | 24 |
| letter Չ | 1 |
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alphabet
ⓘ
script ⓘ writing system ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christianization of Armenia ⓘ |
| creator | Mesrop Mashtots ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key element of Armenian cultural heritage
ⓘ
symbol of Armenian national identity ⓘ |
| currentNumberOfLetters | 39 ⓘ |
| developedIn | Kingdom of Armenia ⓘ |
| earliestInscriptionsDateTo | 5th century ⓘ |
| hasLowercase | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
letter Ա
ⓘ
letter Բ ⓘ letter Գ ⓘ letter Դ ⓘ letter Ե ⓘ letter Զ ⓘ letter Է ⓘ letter Ը ⓘ letter Թ ⓘ letter Ժ ⓘ letter Ի ⓘ letter Լ ⓘ letter Խ ⓘ letter Ծ ⓘ letter Կ ⓘ letter Հ ⓘ letter Ձ ⓘ letter Ղ ⓘ letter Ճ ⓘ letter Մ ⓘ letter Յ ⓘ letter Ն ⓘ letter Շ ⓘ letter Ո ⓘ Armenian alphabet self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
letter Չ
letter Պ ⓘ letter Ջ ⓘ letter Ռ ⓘ letter Ս ⓘ letter Վ ⓘ letter Տ ⓘ letter Ր ⓘ letter Ց ⓘ letter Ւ ⓘ letter Փ ⓘ letter Ք ⓘ letter Օ ⓘ letter Ֆ ⓘ |
| hasUnicodeBlock |
Armenian language
ⓘ
surface form:
Armenian
|
| hasUppercase | yes ⓘ |
| inception |
circa 405 CE
ⓘ
early 5th century ⓘ |
| ISO15924Code | Armn ⓘ |
| numericSystem | letters used as numerals ⓘ |
| originalNumberOfLetters | 36 ⓘ |
| primaryUsageRegion |
Armenia
ⓘ
Republic of Artsakh ⓘ |
| religiousContextOfCreation | to translate the Bible into Armenian ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| scriptType | alphabetic ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Mesrop Mashtots ⓘ |
| UnicodeRange | U+0530–U+058F ⓘ |
| usedBy | Armenian Apostolic Church ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Classical Armenian
ⓘ
Eastern Armenian ⓘ Western Armenian ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Armenian education system
ⓘ
Armenian literature ⓘ Armenian liturgy ⓘ |
| writingMedium |
manuscripts
ⓘ
printed books ⓘ stone inscriptions ⓘ |
| writingSystemFamily | unique independent script ⓘ |
| writingSystemFor | Armenian language ⓘ |
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
letter Չ
subject surface form:
Artashat