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Letter in the Armenian alphabet

Ġat
Ղ ղ

Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ʁ, ɫ
In Unicode	`U+0542, U+0572`
Alphabetical position	18 Numerical value: 90
History
Development	𓌙 𐤂 Γ γ Ⴂ ⴂ Ղ ղ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	90
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Ghat (majuscule: Ղ; minuscule: ղ; Armenian: ղադ is the eighteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced uvular fricative (/ʁ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. In Classical Armenian, it is pronounced as the velarized alveolar lateral approximant (/ɫ/). Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 90.

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	Ղ		ղ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GHAD		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GHAD
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1346	U+0542	1394	U+0572
UTF-8	213 130	D5 82	213 178	D5 B2
Numeric character reference	Ղ	Ղ	ղ	ղ

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