Gim (Armenian letter)

Gim, Kim, or K’im (majuscule: Գ; minuscule: գ; Armenian: գիմ) is the third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiced velar plosive /g/ in Eastern Armenian and the aspirated voiceless velar plosive /kʰ/ in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter G.^[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 3.^[2]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound valuesg (Eastern Armenian)
kʰ (Western Armenian)

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Gim
Գ գ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	g (Eastern Armenian) kʰ (Western Armenian)
In Unicode	U+0533, U+0563
Alphabetical position	3
History
Development	𓌙 𐤂 Γ γ Գ գ
Time period	405 to present
Transliterations	G
Other
Associated numbers	3
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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