Ա

capital form of ա (a), the first letter of the Armenian alphabet. Transliterated as A.


գ

voiced velar plosive: [ɡ] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

aspirated voiceless velar plosive: [kʰ] in Western Armenian

The 3rd letter of Armenian alphabet, called գիմ (gim). Transliterated as g.
Represents:


բ

voiced bilabial plosive: [b] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive: [pʰ] in Western Armenian

The 2nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called բեն (ben). Transliterated as b.
 Represents:


դ

voiced dental plosive: [d] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

aspirated voiceless dental plosive: [tʰ] in Western Armenian

The 4th letter of Armenian alphabet, called դա (da). Transliterated as d.
Represents:


ա

Ա-ն Բ-ից ջոկել

Ա և Ք

from A to Z; the beginning and the end; completely, fully

Ա-ից Ք

The first letter of the Armenian alphabet, called այբ (ayb). Represents open back unrounded vowel: [ɑ]. Transliterated as a.


ը

The 8th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ըթ (ətʻ). Represents mid central vowel: [ə]. Transliterated as ə.


լ

լյուն լյուն#Armenian

The 12th letter of Armenian alphabet, called լյուն (lyun). Represents alveolar lateral approximant: [l]. Transliterated as l.


մ

The 20th letter of Armenian alphabet, called մեն (men). Represents bilabial nasal: [m]. Transliterated as m.


ձ

voiced alveolar affricate: IPA [d͡z] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

aspirated voiceless alveolar affricate: IPA [t͡sʰ] in Western Armenian

The 17th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ձա (ja). Transliterated as j (sometimes as dz).
Represents:


հ

The 16th letter of Armenian alphabet, called հո (ho). Represents voiceless glottal fricative: [h]. Transliterated as h.


խ

The 13th letter of Armenian alphabet, called խե (xe). Represents voiceless uvular fricative: [χ]. Transliterated as x.


թ

The 9th letter of Armenian alphabet, called թո (tʻo). Represents aspirated voiceless dental plosive: [tʰ]. Transliterated as tʿ.


յ

palatal approximant: [j] in Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian (but [h] word-initially and silent word-finally in Traditional Armenian orthography)

The 21st letter of Armenian alphabet, called հի (hi). Transliterated as y.
Represents:


ծ

voiceless alveolar affricate: IPA [t͡s] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

voiced alveolar affricate: IPA [d͡z] in Western Armenian

The 14th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ծա (ca). Transliterated as c.
Represents:


ե

The 5th letter of Armenian alphabet, called եչ (ečʻ). Transliterated as e. Represents an open-mid front unrounded vowel: [ɛ] (but [jɛ] word-initially)

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the diphthong [i͡e]. Transliterated as ie.


շ

The 23rd letter of Armenian alphabet, called շա (ša). Represents voiceless postalveolar fricative: [ʃ]. Transliterated as š.


ս

The 29th letter of Armenian alphabet called սե (se). Represents voiceless alveolar fricative: [s]. Transliterated as s.


չ

The 25th letter of Armenian alphabet, called չա (čʻa). Represents aspirated voiceless postalveolar affricate: IPA [t͡ʃʰ]. Transliterated as čʿ.


փ

փյուր փյուր#Armenian

The 35th letter of Armenian alphabet, called փյուր (pʻyur). Represents aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive: [pʰ]. Transliterated as pʿ (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or p’ (ISO 9985).


ջ

voiced postalveolar affricate: IPA [d͡ʒ] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

aspirated voiceless postalveolar affricate: IPA [t͡ʃʰ] in Western Armenian

The 27th letter of the Armenian alphabet, called ջե (ǰe). Transliterated as ǰ.
Represents:


ց

The 33rd letter of Armenian alphabet, called ցո (cʻo). Represents aspirated voiceless alveolar affricate: IPA [t͡sʰ]. Transliterated as cʿ.


ք

The 36th letter of Armenian alphabet, called քե (kʻe). Represents aspirated voiceless velar plosive: [kʰ]. Transliterated as kʿ (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or k’ (ISO 9985).


ղ

velarized alveolar lateral approximant: [ɫ] in Old Armenian. Transliterated as ł.

voiced uvular fricative: [ʁ] in Eastern Armenian. Transliterated as ġ.

voiced uvular fricative: [ʁ] in Western Armenian. Transliterated as ġ.

The 18th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ղատ (ġat).
Represents:


ր

postalveolar approximant: [ɻ] in Eastern Armenian as spoken by Armenian diaspora in Iran

alveolar tap: [ɾ] in Eastern Armenian as spoken by the rest of Eastern Armenians

alveolar tap: [ɾ] in Western Armenian

The 32nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called րե (re). Transliterated as r.
Represents:


ֆ

Introduced in the 11th century (first attested in 1037). Probably modeled on Ancient Greek φ (ph).

The 39th and last letter of the Armenian alphabet, called ֆե (fe). Represents voiceless labiodental fricative: [f]. Transliterated as f.


օ

From Ancient Greek ο (o). Introduced at the end of the 11th century to replace the diphthong աւ (aw), which by then was pronounced as [ɔ], e.g. աւգոստոս (awgostos) became օգոստոս (ōgostos).

The 38th letter of Armenian alphabet. Represents open-mid back rounded vowel: [ɔ]. Transliterated as ō (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or ò (ISO 9985).


ն

The 22nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called նու (nu). Represents alveolar nasal: [n]. Transliterated as n.


տ

voiceless dental plosive: [t] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

voiced dental plosive: [d] in Western Armenian

տյուն տյուն#Armenian

տյուն տյուն#Armenian

The 31st letter of Armenian alphabet, called տյուն (tyun). Transliterated as t.
Represents:


ռ

alveolar trill: [r] in Eastern Armenian

blurred between alveolar tap [ɾ] and alveolar trill: [r] in Western Armenian

The 28th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ռա (ṙa). Transliterated as ṙ.
Represents:


ւ

voiced labiodental fricative: [v] in Eastern and Western Armenian

labiovelar approximant: [w] in Armenian dialectology

Formerly, near-front near-close rounded vowel: [ʏ] in Armenian dialectology and dialectal orthography

վյուն վյուն#Armenian

հյուն հյուն#Armenian

վյուն վյուն#Armenian

հյուն հյուն#Armenian

The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet, called վյուն (vyun) or հյուն (hyun). Transliterated as w.
Represents:


վ

The 30th letter of Armenian alphabet, called վեվ (vev). Represents voiced labiodental fricative: [v]. Transliterated as v.


զ

The 6th letter of Armenian alphabet, called զա (za). Represents voiced alveolar fricative: [z]. Transliterated as z.


կ

voiceless velar plosive: [k] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

voiced velar plosive: [ɡ] in Western Armenian

The 15th letter of Armenian alphabet, called կեն (ken). Transliterated as k.
Represents:


ի

The 11th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ինի (ini). Represents close front unrounded vowel: [i]. Transliterated as i.


ժ

The 10th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ժե (že). Represents voiced postalveolar fricative: [ʒ]. Transliterated as ž.


ճ

voiceless postalveolar affricate: IPA [t͡ʃ] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

voiced postalveolar affricate: IPA [d͡ʒ] in Western Armenian

The 19th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ճե (če). Transliterated as č.
Represents:


ու

hy-letter

ու lowercase (uppercase ՈՒ, title-case Ու)

From the Old Armenian digraph ու (u) representing [u], composed of ո (o) + ւ (w). Some have contended that Old Armenian ու (u) was a diphthong, but this is incorrect: representing the monophthong [u] with a digraph is modelled on Ancient Greek ου (ou) pronounced as [u]. Compare likewise the digraphs Aghwan 𐕒𐕡 (u), Old Georgian ႭჃ (u), Old Church Slavonic оу (u).

The 34th letter of Armenian alphabet according to Reformed Orthography. Represents close back rounded vowel: [u]. Transliterated as u (sometimes as ow).


պ

voiceless bilabial plosive: [p] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

voiced bilabial plosive: [b] in Western Armenian

The 26th letter of Armenian alphabet, called պե (pe). Transliterated as p.
Represents:


ո

The 24th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ո (o). Transliterated as o. Represents а open-mid back rounded vowel: [ɔ] (but [vɔ] word-initially).

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the diphthong [u͡o]. Transliterated as uo.


է

The 7th letter of Armenian alphabet, called է (ē). Transliterated as ē. Represents an open-mid front unrounded vowel: [ɛ]. In Old Armenian it must have been a diphthong-like vowel [e(j)]


ﬕ

A ligature from the letters մ (m) and ի (i)


ﬓ

A ligature from the letters մ (m) and ն (n)


ﬖ

A ligature from the letters վ (v) and ն (n)


ﬗ

A ligature from the letters մ (m) and խ (x)


ﬔ

A ligature from the letters մ (m) and ե (e)


իւ

Taken from its pronunciation before a consonant in Western Armenian.

A letter formerly used in Armenian dialectology, nowadays usually written as ո̈ւ (ü). Represents the near-high front rounded vowel: [ʏ]. Transliterated as ü.


և

The 37th letter of Armenian alphabet according to Reformed Orthography. Represents [ɛv] (but [jɛv] word-initially and separately). Transliterated as ew.


ՠ

A letter formerly used in Armenian dialectology, nowadays usually written as ա̈ (ä). Represents the near-open front vowel: [æ]. Transliterated as ä.


ֈ

A letter used in Armenian Dialectology. Represents the voiced glottal fricative: [ɦ]. Transliterated as hª.


ա̊

Ա̊րա̊մ

կա̊րտոլ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the open back rounded vowel: [ɒ]. Transliterated as å. Present in the Gavar and Martuni regional dialects. Formerly sometimes used to represent [æ].


ա̈

ա̈րին (Syunik dialect)

բա̈ն (Artsakh dialect)

Հա̈դրութ (Hadrut dialect)

բա̈՛րա̈ն (Agulis dialect)

մա̈՛ր (Janik/Ordu and various Hamshen dialects)

հա̈՛ր (Janik/Ordu and various Hamshen dialects)

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the near-open front vowel: [æ]. Transliterated as ä. Present in the Syunik, Artsakh, Hadrut, Agulis, Akhaltsikhe, and Van regional dialects. Formerly written as ՠ.


օ̈

ծօ̈րա̈կ (Artsakh dialect)

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the open-mid front rounded vowel: [œ]. Transliterated as ö. Present in the Syunik, Artsakh, Hadrut, Agulis, Karin, and Van regional dialects. Sometimes represented as էօ.


ո̈ւ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the near-close near-front rounded vowel: [ʏ]. Transliterated as ü. Sometimes represented as իւ or ւ.


գʻ

Letter գ (g) with an apostrophe, modelled after European transliteration of փ (pʻ), թ (tʻ), etc.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the breathy-voiced velar plosive: [ɡ̤]. Transliterated as gʻ or as gh.


դʻ

Letter դ (d) with an apostrophe, modelled after European transliteration of փ (pʻ), թ (tʻ), etc.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the breathy-voiced dental plosive: [d̤]. Transliterated as dʻ or as dh.


ձʻ

Letter ձ (j) with an apostrophe, modelled after European transliteration of փ (pʻ), թ (tʻ), etc.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the breathy-voiced alveolar affricate: [d̤͡z̤]. Transliterated as jʻ or as jh.


ջʻ

Letter ջ (ǰ) with an apostrophe, modelled after European transliteration of փ (pʻ), թ (tʻ), etc.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the breathy-voiced postalveolar affricate: [d̤͡ʒ̤]. Transliterated as ǰʻ or as ǰh.


բʻ

Letter բ (b) with an apostrophe, modelled after European transliteration of փ (pʻ), թ (tʻ), etc.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the breathy-voiced bilabial plosive: [b̤]. Transliterated as bʻ or as bh.


ղʻ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the voiceless uvular plosive: [q]. Transliterated as q. Found in Tiflis dialect.


ը̂

Letter ը (ə) with circumflex, perhaps imitating Romanian.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the close central unrounded vowel: [ɨ]. Transliterated as ə̂. Found in Maragha dialect.


գյ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the palatalized voiced velar stop: [ɡʲ]. Transliterated as gʸ.


կյ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the palatalized voiceless velar stop: [kʲ]. Transliterated as kʸ.


հյ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the voiceless palatal fricative: [ç]. Transliterated as hʸ.


ա̄

Letter ա (a) with line in top, perhaps meant to represent a tilde.

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the nasalized open back unrounded vowel: [ɑ̃]. Transliterated as ã. Found in Nicomedia dialect.


էօ

Formed by analogy with իւ (iw) using the two dialectological letters for mid vowels.

A letter formerly used in Armenian dialectology, nowadays usually written as օ̈ (ö). Represents the open-mid front rounded vowel: [œ]. Transliterated as ö.


քյ

A letter used in Armenian dialectology. Represents the palatalized voiceless aspirated velar stop: [kʰʲ]. Transliterated as kʿʸ.