Hi (Armenian letter)

Hi
Յ յ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesj, h
In UnicodeU+0545, U+0575
Alphabetical position21
History
Time period405-present
Other
Associated numbers300
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Hi, or Yi (uppercase: Յ; lowercase: յ; Armenian: հի; Classical Armenian: յի) is the 21st letter of the Armenian alphabet. It is pronounced as the voiced palatal approximant [j], or the voiceless glottal fricative [h] word-initially and silent word-finally in Classical Armenian orthography. It is typically romanized with the letter H, J or Y. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 300.

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