O (Armenian letter)
| O | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Օ օ | |||
| Usage | |||
| Writing system | Armenian script | ||
| Type | Alphabetic | ||
| Language of origin | Armenian language | ||
| Sound values | [o] | ||
| In Unicode | U+0555, U+0585 | ||
| Alphabetical position | 37 (Classical) 38 (Reformed) | ||
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O or Oh (majuscule: Օ, minuscule: օ, Armenian: օ) is the 38th letter of the reformed Armenian alphabet and the 37th letter of the classical Armenian alphabet. This letter was first noticed in a text from the year 1046 at the word փափագանօք (p'ap'aganok', longing).
Unlike many Armenian letters, O has no numeric value. It represents the open-mid back rounded vowel /ɔ/ in both Eastern and Western Armenian.