Se (Armenian letter)

Se or Seh (majuscule: Ս, minuscule: ս; Armenian: սե; Classical Armenian: սէ) is the twenty-ninth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It has a numerical value of 2000.^[1] It represents the voiceless alveolar sibilant (/s/) in both Eastern Armenian and Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD, it is homoglyphic to the Latin letter U.

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[s]

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Se
Ս ս
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[s]
In Unicode	U+054D, U+057D
Alphabetical position	29
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	2000
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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