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Armenian
Pronunciation
- (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /bə/,
- (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /pə/,
Audio (Eastern Armenian): (file)
Letter
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բ
բ lowercase (uppercase Բ)
- The 2nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called բեն (ben). Transliterated as b.
Represents:- voiced bilabial plosive: in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology
- aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive: in Western Armenian
See also
- (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
- Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.1, pages 17–18
Ottoman Turkish
Letter
բ • (p)
- A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named բէն (pen). Represents voiceless bilabial plosive: . Transliterated as p.
Usage notes
This letter is mainly used in Armenian loans, but some authors will use it for Turkish words as well.