Ho (Armenian letter)

Ho (majuscule: Հ; minuscule: հ; Armenian: հո, հօ) is the sixteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless glottal fricative (/h/). It is typically romanized with the letter H.^[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 70.^[2]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[h]

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Ho
Հ հ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[h]
In Unicode	U+0540, U+0570
Alphabetical position	16
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	70
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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