Armenian alphabet

alphabet used to write the Armenian language

The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.

Armenian alphabet
Script type
Time period
405 to the present
Directionleft-to-right Edit this on Wikidata
LanguagesArmenian
Related scripts
Parent systems
Sister systems
Latin
Cyrillic
Coptic
ISO 15924
ISO 15924Armn (230), ​Armenian
Unicode
Unicode alias
Armenian
U+0530 to U+058F,
U+FB13 to U+FB17
 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.

The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն (CA, EA: [aɪbubɛn], or WA: [aɪpʰupʰɛn]), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.

The monument to the Armenian alphabet in Nicosia, Cyprus
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Unicode Support for Armenian