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Armenian
editEtymology
editIntroduced in the 11th century (first attested in 1037). Probably modeled on Ancient Greek φ (ph).
Pronunciation
edit- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /fə/, [fə]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /fə/, [fə]
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Letter
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ֆ
ֆ lowercase (uppercase Ֆ)
- The 39th and last letter of the Armenian alphabet, called ֆե (fe). Represents voiceless labiodental fricative: [f]. Transliterated as f.
Usage notes
edit- Old Armenian did not have an [f] sound; in borrowed words it was replaced by փ (pʻ) (especially from Greek) and/or հ (h) (especially from Iranian when preceding -r-); compare փիլիսոփայ (pʻilisopʻay), հրաման (hraman), օրհնեմ (ōrhnem).
- Because this letter is a late addition, it has no numerical value.
- In Traditional Armenian orthography this is the 38th letter.
- Words with ֆ (f) are either borrowings or are of onomatopoeic origin (though it is sometimes found in dialectal developments of some genuine Armenian words).
See also
edit- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References
edit- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.2, page 18
Ottoman Turkish
editLetter
editֆ • (f)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named ֆէ (fe). Represents voiceless labiodental fricative: [f]. Transliterated as f.