Ayb (letter)

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Ayb
Ա ա
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Phonetic usage	[ɑ]
Unicode codepoint	U+0531, U+0561
Alphabetical position	1 Numerical value: 1
History
Development	Ա ա
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	1
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.

Ayb (majuscule: Ա; minuscule: ա; Armenian: այբ) is the first letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 1.^[1] It represents the open back unrounded vowel (/ɑ/) in both variants of the Armenian language. This letter and the letter Ben (Բ բ) are the two first letters in the Armenian alphabet and forms the etymology of the Armenian word այբուբեն (aybuben), meaning "alphabet." It is one of the letters originally created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century.

It is homoglyphic to the IPA symbol for the close back unrounded vowel, the Cyrillic letter Sha (Шш), the former Zhuang letter Ɯɯ used from 1957 to 1986, and the Georgian letter oni (ⴍ).

Computing codes[]

Related characters and other similar characters[]

• ⴍ : Nuskhuri variant of the Georgian letter Oni
• Ш ш : Cyrillic letter Sha
• Ɯ ɯ : Turned M
• ɯ : Close back unrounded vowel
• A a : Latin letter A
• А а : Cyrillic letter A
• ა : Georgian letter Ani

Braille form[]

See also[]

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots

References[]

External links[]

• Ա on Wiktionary
• ա on Wiktionary