օ

See also: Օ, o, and O
օ U+0585, օ
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER OH
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[U+0584] 		Armenian ֆ →
[U+0586]

Armenian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ο (o). Introduced at the end of the 11th century to replace the diphthong աւ (aw), which by then had begun to be pronounced as [o], e.g. աւգոստոս (awgostos) became օգոստոս (ōgostos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [o]
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Letter

օ

օ lowercase (uppercase Օ)

  1. The 38th letter of Armenian alphabet. Represents close-mid back rounded vowel: [o]. Transliterated as ō (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or ò (ISO 9985).

Usage notes

  • The letter ո (o) too is pronounced as [o], except word-initially.
  • Because this letter is a late addition, it has no numerical value.
  • In Traditional Armenian orthography this is the 37th letter.

See also

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