Re (Armenian letter)

Re (majuscule: Ր; minuscule: ր; Armenian: րէ) is the 32nd letter of the Armenian alphabet. It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5000.^[1] It represents the (/ɾ/) sound for Modern Armenian and a /ɹ/ sound for Classical Armenian. In the Middle Ages, the letter used the "Erkat'agir", "Angular Erkat'agir/Grchagir", "Notrgir" and "Shghagir" fonts.^[2][3][4][5]

Re
Ր ր
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[ɾ]
In Unicode	U+0550, U+0580
Alphabetical position	5000
History
Development	𓁶 𐤓 Ρ ρ Ր ր
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	5000
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.

Related characters and other similar characters

• Ρ ρ : Greek letter Rho
• r : Latin letter R

Gallery

Various historic fonts

• 
  Rounded Erkat'agir
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  Angular Erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
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  Handwritten form
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  Armenian Braille form Dots-1235
• 
  Khachkar «Re» monument at St. Mesrop Mashtots church in Oshakan

Character codes

Character information

Preview	Ր		ր
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER RE		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1360	U+0550	1408	U+0580
UTF-8	213 144	D5 90	214 128	D6 80
Numeric character reference	Ր	Ր	ր	ր

See also

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots