Sha (Armenian letter)

Sha
Շ շ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Phonetic usage	ʃ
Unicode codepoint	U+547, U+547
Alphabetical position	23 Numerical value: 500
History
Development	Շ շ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	500
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Sha (majuscule: Շ; minuscule: շ; Armenian: շա) is the twenty-third letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless postalveolar fricative (/ʃ/) in both Eastern and Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the digraph Sh.^[1] It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE. In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 500.^[2]

Character codes

See also

• Nu, the letter preceding Sha in the Armenian alphabet
• Armenian alphabet
• Sh (digraph)

References

External links

• Շ on Wiktionary
• շ on Wiktionary