Da
Դ դ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usaged (Eastern Armenian)
(Western Armenian)
Unicode codepointU+534, U+564
Alphabetical position4
Numerical value: 4
History
Development
  • Դ դ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers4
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Da, Ta, or T’a (majuscule: Դ; minuscule: դ; Armenian: դա) is the fourth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced alveolar plosive (/d/) in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless alveolar plosive (/tʰ/) in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter D.[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 4.[2]

Character codes

Character information
PreviewԴդ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER DA ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER DA
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1332U+05341380U+0564
UTF-8212 180D4 B4213 164D5 A4
Numeric character referenceԴԴդդ

See also

References

  1. "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
  2. "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.
  • Դ on Wiktionary
  • դ on Wiktionary
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