Ghat (letter)

Ghat, Ghad, or Ġat (majuscule: Ղ; minuscule: ղ; Armenian: ղատ) 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]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound valuesʁ, ɫ

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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	𓋿 𐤋 Λ λ 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.

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