Fe (Armenian letter) explained

Language:Armenian language
Letter:Ֆ ֆ
Fe
Type:alphabet
Typedesc:ic
Phonemes:pronounced as /ink/
Alphanumber:38th (39th in a reformed alphabet)
Usageperiod:1037-present

Fe (majuscule Ֆ; minuscule ֆ; Armenian: or pronounced as /[fɛ]/) is the 39th[1] letter of the Armenian alphabet. It does not have a numerical value meaning, as it was among the original Mesropian letters.[2]

Usage

Fe is used to represent the sound [{{IPAlink|f}}].

Contrary to the first 36 letters of the Armenian alphabet, Fe and O were added to the original alphabet in the 13th century.

In the ISO 9985 standard, the letter is transliterated as "f".

Notes and References

  1. https://bararanonline.com/%D6%86-%D5%BF%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A8
  2. https://sites.google.com/princeton.edu/mela-conc/cataloging-manuals/armenian/armnum