Je (Armenian letter)

Je, or Jheh (majuscule: Ջ; minuscule: ջ; Armenian: ջե; Classical Armenian: ջէ) is the 27th letter of the Armenian alphabet.^[1] It is pronounced as the voiced postalveolar affricate [d͡ʒ] in Eastern Armenian and the voiceless postalveolar aspirated affricate [t͡ʃʰ] in Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it is also used to represent the number 900.^[2] It can also be transliterated as ǰ.^[3]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian

Sound values[d͡ʒ] (Eastern)
[t͡ʃʰ] (Western)

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Je
Ջ ջ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian
Sound values	[d͡ʒ] (Eastern) [t͡ʃʰ] (Western)
In Unicode	U+054B, U+057B
Alphabetical position	27
History
Time period	405-present
Transliterations	Latin: dzh/ǰ
Other
Associated numbers	900
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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