Ini
Ի ի
Upper and lower case of letter ini
Usage
Writing systemArmenian alphabet
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usagei
Unicode codepointU+53B, U+56B
Alphabetical position11
Numerical value: 20
History
Development
  • Ի ի
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers20
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Ini (uppercase: Ի, lowercase: ի; Armenian: ինի) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language.

History

It was developed, together with most of other letters, by Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the alphabet, between 405 and 406.[1]

Usage

The letter is used in the Armenian language, where it corresponds to the close front unrounded vowel sound ([i]).[2] In English, it is transliterated as letter I.[3] In Armenian numeral system, the letter corresponds to number 20.[4] The lowercase is like the lowercase H, but its left leg is longer.

Encodings

Character information
PreviewԻի
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER INI ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER INI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1339U+053B1387U+056B
UTF-8212 187D4 BB213 171D5 AB
Numeric character referenceԻԻիի

References

  1. Aleksandra Krawczuka (edditor): Wielka Historia Świata, vol. 3. Świat okresu cywilizacji klasycznych.' Oficyna Wydawnicza FOGRA, 2005, p. 586. ISBN 83-85719-84-9.
  2. Takayuki Yoshimura. Modern Eastern Armenian Grammar I. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2021. p. 1, 12.
  3. Transliteration of Armenian by Thomas T. Pedersen, in KNAB (Kohanimeandmebaas, Place Names Database) of Eesti Keele Instituut (Institute of the Estonian Language).
  4. "Numbers in Armenian". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.
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