Nu (Armenian)
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| Nu | |
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| Ն ն | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Sound values | [n] [ŋ] |
| In Unicode | U+0546, U+0576 |
| Alphabetical position | 22 |
| History | |
| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 400 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
Nu, or Now (majuscule: Ն; minuscule: ն; Armenian: նու) is the 22nd letter in the Armenian alphabet. It is pronounced as the voiced alveolar nasal /n/ or the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/ before a velar consonant.[1] It is typically romanized with the letter N.[2] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it can also represent the number 400 in the Armenian number system.[3]
Computing codes
[edit]| Preview | Ն | ն | ||
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| Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER NOW | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER NOW | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1350 | U+0546 | 1398 | U+0576 |
| UTF-8 | 213 134 | D5 86 | 213 182 | D5 B6 |
| Numeric character reference | Ն |
Ն |
ն |
ն |
Gallery
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Rounded Erkat'agir
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Angular Erkat'agir
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Typographic form
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Handwritten form
See also
[edit]- N (Latin)
- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots