ղ

See also: դ, Ղ, η, , ή, and ɳ

ղ - Armenian

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian, standard) IPA: [ʁə]
  • (Western Armenian, standard) IPA: [ʁə]

Letter

ղ

ղ lowercase (uppercase Ղ)

  1. The 18th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ղատ (łat). Represents:
    • 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.

Usage notes

The pronunciation of this letter has changed considerably since classical Old Armenian. The oldest pronunciation was an l-like sound (hear it). Hence the spellings like Պաղեստին (Pałestin), Ղուկաս (Łukas), մետաղ (metał). It turned into [ʁ] (hear it) around the 10-11th centuries.

Meaning and Definition of ղ
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