Ho (majuscule: Հ; minuscule: հ; Armenian: հո) is the sixteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless glottal fricative (/h/). It is typically romanized with the letter H.[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 70.[2]

Ho
Հ հ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usage[h]
Unicode codepointU+0540, U+0570
Alphabetical position16
Numerical value: 70
History
Development
  • Հ հ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers70
Writing directionLeft-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.


Character codes edit

Character information
Preview Հ հ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER HO ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER HO
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1344 U+0540 1392 U+0570
UTF-8 213 128 D5 80 213 176 D5 B0
Numeric character reference Հ Հ հ հ

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
  2. ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.

External links edit

  • Հ on Wiktionary
  • հ on Wiktionary