Armenian letter Gim | |
Letter: | Գ գ |
Imagealt: | Typogrraphic upper and lower case of the letter Gim |
Imagesize2: | 133 |
Impagealt2: | Handwritten upper and lower case of the letter Gim |
Script: | Armenian script |
Type: | Alphabet |
Typedesc: | ic |
Language: | Armenian language |
Phonemes: | pronounced as /ink/ (Eastern Armenian) pronounced as /ink/ (Western Armenian) |
Unicode: | U+533, U+563 |
Alphanumber: | 3 |
Number: | 3 |
Usageperiod: | 405 to present |
Gim, Kim, or K’im (majuscule: Գ; minuscule: գ; Armenian: գիմ) is the third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced velar plosive pronounced as //g// in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless velar plosive pronounced as //kʰ// in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter G.[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 3.[2]