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Armenian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /d͡zə/, [d͡zə]
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡sə/, [t͡sʰə]
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Letter
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ձ
ձ lowercase (uppercase Ձ)
- The 17th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ձա (ja). Transliterated as j (sometimes as dz).
Represents:- voiced alveolar affricate: IPA [d͡z] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology
- aspirated voiceless alveolar affricate: IPA [t͡sʰ] in Western Armenian
See also
[edit]- (The Armenian script): Աա Բբ Գգ Դդ Եե Զզ Էէ Ըը Թթ Ժժ Իի Լլ Խխ Ծծ Կկ Հհ Ձձ Ղղ Ճճ Մմ Յյ Նն Շշ Ոո Չչ Պպ Ջջ Ռռ Սս Վվ Տտ Րր Ցց Ււ Փփ Քք Օօ Ֆֆ
- (Letter combinations): ու և ﬔ ﬕ ﬓ ﬗ ﬖ
- (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈ ա̊ ա̄ ը̂ է̀ էօ / օ̈ էօ̀ / օ̈̀ իւ / ո̈ւ գյ կյ քյ հյ բՙ դՙ գՙ ձՙ ջՙ ղՙ ֈ ʔ
- (Punctuation): ՙ ՚ ՛ ՜ ՝ ՞ ՟ ․ ։ ֊
- (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍
References
[edit]- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.3, page 19
Ottoman Turkish
[edit]Letter
[edit]ձ • (ts)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named ձա (tsa). Represents voiceless alveolar affricate: [t͡s]. Transliterated as ts.
Usage notes
[edit]This letter is only used in Armenian loans.