Ghat (Armenian letter)

Ghat, Ghad, or Ġat (majuscule: Ղ; minuscule: ղ; Armenian: ղադ) is the eighteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced uvular fricative (/ʁ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. In Classical Armenian, it is pronounced as the velarized alveolar lateral approximant (/ɫ/). Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 90.^[1]

Ghat
Ղ ղ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ʁ, ɫ
In Unicode	U+0542, U+0572
Alphabetical position	18
History
Development	𓌙 𐤂 Γ γ Ⴂ ⴂ Ղ ղ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	90
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.

Gallery

Various historic fonts

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  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 from
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  Handwritten form

Computing codes

Character information

Preview	Ղ		ղ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER GHAD		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER GHAD
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1346	U+0542	1394	U+0572
UTF-8	213 130	D5 82	213 178	D5 B2
Numeric character reference	Ղ	Ղ	ղ	ղ

See also

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots
• Velarized alveolar lateral approximant