Tyun (Armenian letter)

Tyun, Tyown, or Tiwn (majuscule: Տ; minuscule: տ; Armenian: տյուն; Classical Armenian: տիւն) is the thirty-first letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiceless alveolar plosive /t/ in Eastern Armenian and the voiced alveolar plosive /d/ in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter T (or D, depending on the dialect).^[1] Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 4000.^[2] The uppercase Տ is similar to the Latin uppercase S, whilst the lowercase տ is like a ligature of the lowercase u and n.

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[t]
[d]

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Tyun
Տ տ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[t] [d]
In Unicode	U+054F, U+057F
Alphabetical position	31
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	4000
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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