The Alphabet
| Letter | Name | Pronunciation | Transliteration | Numerical value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Traditional | Reformed | Pronunciation | Classical | Eastern | Western | Classical | ISO 9985 | ||||
| Classical | Eastern | Western | |||||||||
| Ա ա | այբ ayb | /ajb/ | /ajpʰ/ | /ɑ/ | a | 1 | |||||
| Բ բ | բեն ben | /bɛn/ | /pʰɛn/ | /b/ | /pʰ/ | b | 2 | ||||
| Գ գ | գիմ gim | /ɡim/ | /kʰim/ | /ɡ/ | /kʰ/ | g | 3 | ||||
| Դ դ | դա da | /dɑ/ | /tʰɑ/ | /d/ | /tʰ/ | d | 4 | ||||
| Ե ե | եչ yeč | /jɛtʃʰ/ | /ɛ/, word-initially /jɛ/ | e | 5 | ||||||
| Զ զ | զա za | /zɑ/ | /z/ | z | 6 | ||||||
| Է է | է ē | /ɛː/ | /ɛ/ | /ɛː/ | /ɛ/ | ē | 7 | ||||
| Ը ը | ըթ ët' | /ətʰ/ | /ə/ | ə | ë | 8 | |||||
| Թ թ | թօ t'ò | թո t'o | /tʰo/ | /tʰ/ | tʿ | t’ | 9 | ||||
| Ժ ժ | ժէ žē | ժե že | /ʒɛː/ | /ʒɛ/ | /ʒ/ | ž | 10 | ||||
| Ի ի | ինի ini | /ini/ | /i/ | i | 20 | ||||||
| Լ լ | լիւն liwn | լյուն lyown | /lʏn/ | /ljun/ | /lʏn/ | /l/ | l | 30 | |||
| Խ խ | խէ xē | խե xe | /χɛː/ | /χɛ/ | /χ/ | x | 40 | ||||
| Ծ ծ | ծա ça | /tsɑ/ | /dzɑ/ | /ts/ | /dz/ | c | ç | 50 | |||
| Կ կ | կեն ken | /kɛn/ | /ɡɛn/ | /k/ | /ɡ/ | k | 60 | ||||
| Հ հ | հօ hò | հո ho | /ho/ | /h/ | h | 70 | |||||
| Ձ ձ | ձա ja | /dzɑ/ | /tsʰɑ/ | /dz/ | /tsʰ/ | j | 80 | ||||
| Ղ ղ | ղատ ġat | /ɫɑt/ | /ʁɑt/ | /ʁɑd/ | /ɫ/ | /ʁ/ | ł | ġ | 90 | ||
| Ճ ճ | ճէ č̣ē | ճե č̣e | /tʃɛː/ | /tʃɛ/ | /dʒɛ/ | /tʃ/ | /dʒ/ | č | č̣ | 100 | |
| Մ մ | մեն men | /mɛn/ | /m/ | m | 200 | ||||||
| Յ յ | յի yi | հի hi | /ji/ | /hi/ | /j/ | /h/1, /j/ | y | 300 | |||
| Ն ն | նու now | /nu/ | /n/ | n | 400 | ||||||
| Շ շ | շա ša | /ʃɑ/ | /ʃ/ | š | 500 | ||||||
| Ո ո | ո vo | /o/ | /vo/ | /o/, word-initially /vo/2 | o | 600 | |||||
| Չ չ | չա ča | /tʃʰɑ/ | /tʃʰ/ | čʿ | č | 700 | |||||
| Պ պ | պէ pē | պե pe | /pɛː/ | /pɛ/ | /bɛ/ | /p/ | /b/ | p | 800 | ||
| Ջ ջ | ջէ ǰē | ջե ǰe | /dʒɛː/ | /dʒɛ/ | /tʃʰɛ/ | /dʒ/ | /tʃʰ/ | ǰ | 900 | ||
| Ռ ռ | ռա ṙa | /rɑ/ | /ɾɑ/ | /r/ | /ɾ/ | ṙ | 1000 | ||||
| Ս ս | սէ sē | սե se | /sɛː/ | /sɛ/ | /s/ | s | 2000 | ||||
| Վ վ | վեւ vew | վեվ vev | /vɛv/ | /v/ | v | 3000 | |||||
| Տ տ | տիւն tiwn | տյուն tyown | /tʏn/ | /tjun/ | /dʏn/ | /t/ | /d/ | t | 4000 | ||
| Ր ր | րէ rē | րե re | /ɹɛː/ | /ɾɛ/3 | /ɹ/ | /ɾ/3 | r | 5000 | |||
| Ց ց | ցօ c'ò | ցո c'o | /tsʰo/ | /tsʰ/ | cʿ | c’ | 6000 | ||||
| ՈՒ ու | N/A4 | ու ow | /u/ | /u/ | u | ow | N/A | ||||
| (Ւ ւ)5 | հիւն hiwn | N/A5 | /hʏn/ | /w/ | /v/5 | w | 7000 | ||||
| Փ փ | փիւր p'iwr | փյուր p'yowr | /pʰʏɹ/ | /pʰjuɾ/ | /pʰʏɾ/ | /pʰ/ | pʿ | p’ | 8000 | ||
| Ք ք | քէ k'ē | քե k'e | /kʰɛː/ | /kʰɛ/ | /kʰ/ | kʿ | k’ | 9000 | |||
| և | և4 jew | N/A | /jev/ | N/A | /ev/, word-initially /jev/ | ew | N/A | ||||
| Օ օ | օ ò | N/A | /o/ | N/A | /o/ | ō | ò | N/A | |||
| Ֆ ֆ | ֆէ fē | ֆե fe | N/A | /fɛ/ | N/A | /f/ | f | N/A | |||
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