Nu (Armenian)

Nu, or Now (majuscule: Ն; minuscule: ն; Armenian: նու) is the 22nd letter in the Armenian alphabet. It is pronounced as the voiced alveolar nasal /n/ or the voiced velar nasal /ŋ/ before a velar consonant.^[1] It is typically romanized with the letter N.^[2] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it can also represent the number 400 in the Armenian number system.^[3]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[n] [ŋ]

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Nu
Ն ն
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[n] [ŋ]
In Unicode	U+0546, U+0576
Alphabetical position	22
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	400
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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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