Re (Armenian letter)

Re, or Reh (majuscule: Ր; minuscule: ր; Armenian: րե; Classical Armenian: րէ) is the 32nd letter of the Armenian alphabet. It was created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century AD. It has a numerical value of 5000.^[1] It represents the voiced alveolar flap (/ɾ/) for Modern Armenian and the voiced alveolar approximant (/ɹ/) for Classical Armenian. It is typically romanized with the letter R.^[2] In the Middle Ages, the letter used the "Erkat'agir", "Angular Erkat'agir/Grchagir", "Notrgir" and "Shghagir" fonts.^[3][4][5][6]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[ɾ]

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Re
Ր ր
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[ɾ]
In Unicode	U+0550, U+0580
Alphabetical position	5000
History
Development	𓁶 𐤓 Ρ ρ Ր ր
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	5000
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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