Eh (Armenian letter)
| E | |
|---|---|
| Է է | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Sound values | ɛ |
| In Unicode | U+0537, U+0567 |
| Alphabetical position | 7 |
| History | |
| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 7 |
E, or Ē, or Eh (majuscule: Է; minuscule: է; Armenian: է) is the seventh letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the open-mid front unrounded vowel (/ɛ/) in Eastern Armenian and the close-mid front unrounded vowel (/e/) Western Armenian. This letter is related the Armenian letter Yečʼ (Ե). After the 20th century spelling reform, the letter is used to write a word initial /ɛ/[1], while word initial ječʼ (ե) is pronounced /jɛ/. Before the orthography reform, the two letters were used interchangeably. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 7.[1]
In the Armenian Apostolic Church, the letter is used on altars to represent the number 7, which has significant religious meaning.[2]
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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Handwritten form
Computing codes
| Preview | Է | է | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER EH | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER EH | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1335 | U+0537 | 1383 | U+0567 |
| UTF-8 | 212 183 | D4 B7 | 213 167 | D5 A7 |
| Numeric character reference | Է |
Է |
է |
է |
Notes
- 1.^ This also appears in compound words
References
- ^ "է տառը բացատրություն, eh tary bacatrutyun, է տառը հոմանիշ, է տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, է տառը հականիշ, է տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը դարձվածքներ". bararanonline.com.
- ^ Barouyr, Shernezian Fr (2020-05-09). "What is the Է on the Holy Altar?". Armenian Orthodox Theology. Retrieved 2025-06-23.
See also
- E (Latin)