Ho (majuscule: Հ; minuscule: հ; Armenian: հո) is the sixteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless glottal fricative (/h/). It is typically romanized with the letter H.[1] It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE. In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 70.[2]
| Ho | |
|---|---|
| Հ հ | |
 | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Sound values | [h] |
| In Unicode | U+0540, U+0570 |
| Alphabetical position | 16 Numerical value: 70 |
| History | |
| Development |
|
| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 70 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Character codes
edit| Preview | Հ | հ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER HO | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER HO | ||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 1344 | U+0540 | 1392 | U+0570 |
| UTF-8 | 213 128 | D5 80 | 213 176 | D5 B0 |
| Numeric character reference | Հ |
Հ |
հ |
հ |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF). Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.
- ^ "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com. Retrieved 1 Feb 2023.