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Armenian letter Gim
Գ գ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	g (Eastern Armenian) kʰ (Western Armenian)
In Unicode	U+533, U+563
Alphabetical position	3 Numerical value: 3
History
Development	Գ գ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	3
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Gim, Kim, or K’im (majuscule: Գ; minuscule: գ; Armenian: գիմ) is the third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced velar plosive /g/ in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless velar plosive /kʰ/ in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter G. 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 3.

Character codes

Gallery

• Rounded erkat'agir
• Angular erkat'agir
• Bolorgir
• Notrgir
• Shghagir
• Typographic form
• Handwritten form
• Eastern Armenian Braille form Dots-1245
• Western Armenian Braille form Dots-12345
• Capital letter «Gim» in XIII century manuscript

References

1. "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
2. "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.

External links

• Գ on Wiktionary
• գ on Wiktionary

• Armenian letters
• Armenian alphabet
• Armenian language