Xe (letter)

Xe, or Xeh (majuscule: Խ; minuscule: խ; Reformed orthography: խե; Classical orthography: խէ) is the thirteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet.^[1] It represents the voiceless uvular fricative (/χ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian.^[2] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 40.^[3]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound valuesχ

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Xe
Խ խ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	χ
In Unicode	U+053D, U+056D
Alphabetical position	13
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	40
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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