O (Armenian letter)

O or Oh (majuscule: Օ, minuscule: օ, Armenian: օ) is the 38th letter of the reformed Armenian alphabet and the 37th letter of the classical Armenian alphabet. This letter was first noticed in a text from the year 1046 at the word փափագանօք (p'ap'aganok', longing).^[1]

Writing systemArmenian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originArmenian language

Sound values[o]

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O
Օ օ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	[o]
In Unicode	U+0555, U+0585
Alphabetical position	37 (Classical) 38 (Reformed)
History
Development	Ο ο Օ օ
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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Unlike many Armenian letters, O has no numeric value.^[2] It represents the open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔ/ in both Eastern and Western Armenian.^[3]