Ini (Armenian letter)

Letter of the Armenian alphabet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Ini (uppercase: Ի, lowercase: ի; Armenian: ինի) is the eleventh letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language.

Writing systemArmenian alphabet
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesi
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Ini
Ի ի
Upper and lower case of letter ini
Usage
Writing systemArmenian alphabet
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesi
In UnicodeU+053B, U+056B
Alphabetical position11
History
Time period405 to present
TransliterationsI
Other
Associated numbers20
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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History

It was developed, together with most of other letters, by Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the alphabet, between 405 and 406.[1]

Usage

The letter is used in the Armenian language, where it corresponds to the close front unrounded vowel sound ([i]).[2] In English, it is transliterated as letter I.[3] In Armenian numeral system, the letter corresponds to number 20.[4] The lowercase is like the lowercase H, but its left leg is longer.

Gallery

Various historic fonts

Computing codes

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Character information
PreviewԻի
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER INI ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER INI
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1339U+053B1387U+056B
UTF-8212 187D4 BB213 171D5 AB
Numeric character referenceԻԻիի
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