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Men (Armenian letter)

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Men
Մ մ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesm
In UnicodeU+544, U+574
Alphabetical position20
Numerical value: 200
History
Development
  • Մ մ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers200
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Men (majuscule: Մ; minuscule: մ; Armenian: մեն) is the twentieth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the bilabial nasal (/m/) in both Eastern and Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter M.[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 200.[2]

Character codes

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Character information
Preview Մ մ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER MEN ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER MEN
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1348 U+0544 1396 U+0574
UTF-8 213 132 D5 84 213 180 D5 B4
Numeric character reference Մ Մ մ մ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.
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  • Մ on Wiktionary
  • մ on Wiktionary