Sha (Armenian letter) explained

Sha
Letter:Շ շ
Script:Armenian script
Type:Alphabet
Typedesc:ic
Language:Armenian language
Phonemes:pronounced as /ink/
Unicode:U+547, U+547
Alphanumber:23
Number:500
Usageperiod:405 to present

Sha (majuscule: Շ; minuscule: շ; Armenian: շա) is the twenty-third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless postalveolar fricative (pronounced as //ʃ//) in both Eastern and Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the digraph Sh.[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 500.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Transliteration of Armenian.
  2. Web site: Numbers in Eastern Armenian. Omniglot.com.