Da | |
Letter: | Դ դ |
Imagealt: | Typogrraphic upper and lower case of the letter Da |
Imagesize2: | 133 |
Impagealt2: | Handwritten upper and lower case of the letter Da |
Script: | Armenian script |
Type: | Alphabet |
Typedesc: | ic |
Language: | Armenian language |
Phonemes: | pronounced as /ink/ (Eastern Armenian) pronounced as /ink/ (Western Armenian) |
Unicode: | U+534, U+564 |
Alphanumber: | 4 |
Number: | 4 |
Usageperiod: | 405 to present |
Da, Ta, or T’a (majuscule: Դ; minuscule: դ; Armenian: դա) is the fourth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar plosive (pronounced as //d//) in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive (pronounced as //tʰ//) in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter D.[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 4.[2]