Gim (Armenian letter)

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Gim, Kim, or K’im (majuscule: Գ; minuscule: գ; Armenian: գիմ) is the third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced velar plosive /g/ in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless velar plosive /kʰ/ in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter G.[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 3.[2]

Armenian letter Gim
Գ գ
Typogrraphic upper and lower case of the letter Gim
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesg (Eastern Armenian)
(Western Armenian)
In UnicodeU+533, U+563
Alphabetical position3
Numerical value: 3
History
Development
  • Գ գ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers3
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.

Character codes

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Character information
Preview Գ գ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GIM ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GIM
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1331 U+0533 1379 U+0563
UTF-8 212 179 D4 B3 213 163 D5 A3
Numeric character reference Գ Գ գ գ
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Various historic fonts

References

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  1. ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
  2. ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
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  • Գ on Wiktionary
  • գ on Wiktionary