Armenian alphabet
alphabet used to write the Armenian language
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Summary
Armenian alphabet is an alphabet[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of alphabet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,109 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Creator: Mesrop Mashtots[3]
- Instance of: constructed writing system[4], bicameral script[5]
- Based on: Greek alphabet[6]
- Has use: Armenian[7]
- Commons category: Armenian alphabet[8]
- Language of work or name: Armenian[9]
- Country of origin: Armenia[10]
- Has part(s): Ա/ա[11], Բ/բ[12], Գ/գ[13], Դ/դ[14], Ե/ե[15], Զ/զ[16], Է/է[17], Ը/ը[18], Թ/թ[19], Ժ/ժ[20], Ի/ի[21], Լ/լ[22], Խ/խ[23], Ծ/ծ[24]
- Inception: 405[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Armenian alphabet[26], Category:Armenian script[27]
- Facet of: Armenian[28]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29]
- Script directionality: left-to-right[30]
- Native label: Հայոց գրեր[31]
- Name: Armenian[32], arménien[33]
- Unicode range: U+0530-058F[34], U+FB13-FB17[35]
Why It Matters
Armenian alphabet has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]