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Armenian alphabet
Saint Mesrob[?] created the Armenian alphabet in 405 AD
Alphabet:
| Letter | Lowercase | Uppercase | Letter | Lowercase | Uppercase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayb | ա | Ա | Men | մ | Մ |
| Ben | բ | Բ | Yi | յ | Յ |
| Gim | գ | Գ | Now | ն | Ն |
| Da | դ | Դ | Sha | շ | Շ |
| Ech | ե | Ե | Vo | ո | Ո |
| Za | զ | Զ | Cha | չ | Չ |
| Eh | է | Է | Peh | պ | Պ |
| Et | ը | Ը | Jheh | ջ | Ջ |
| To | թ | Թ | Ra | ռ | Ռ |
| Zhe | ժ | Ժ | Seh | ս | Ս |
| Ini | ի | Ի | Vew | վ | Վ |
| Liwn | լ | Լ | Tiwn | տ | Տ |
| Xeh | խ | Խ | Reh | ր | Ր |
| Ca | ծ | Ծ | Co | ց | Ց |
| Ken | կ | Կ | Yiwn | ւ | Ւ |
| Ho | հ | Հ | Piwr | փ | Փ |
| Ja | ձ | Ձ | Keh | ք | Ք |
| Ghad | ղ | Ղ | Oh | օ | Օ |
| Cheh | ճ | Ճ | Feh | ֆ | Ֆ |
Modifiers and punctuation:
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Small Ligature Ech Yiwn | և |
| Modifier letters | |
| Modifier Letter Left Half Ring | ՙ |
| Apostrophe = Armenian Modifier Letter Right Half Ring | ՚ |
| Modifier Emphasis Mark = Shesht | ՛ |
| Punctuation | |
| Exclamation Mark = Batsaganchakan Nshan | ՜ |
| Comma = Bowt | ՝ |
| Question Mark = Hartsakan Nshan | ՞ |
| Abbreviation Mark = Patiw | ՟ |
| Full Stop = Vertsaket | ՠ |
| Hyphen = Yentamna | ա |
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