Je (Armenian letter)

Je
Ջ ջ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian
Sound values[d͡ʒ] (Eastern)
[t͡ʃ], [t͡ʃʰ] (Western)
In UnicodeU+054B, U+057B
Alphabetical position27
History
TransliterationsLatin: dzh/ǰ
Other
Associated numbers900
Writing directionLeft to right

Je, or Jheh (majuscule: Ջ; minuscule: ջ; Armenian: ջե; Classical Armenian: ջէ) is the 27th letter of the Armenian alphabet.[1] It is pronounced as the voiced postalveolar affricate [d͡ʒ] in Eastern Armenian and the voiceless postalveolar (aspirated) affricate [t͡ʃ~t͡ʃʰ] in Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it is also used to represent the number 900.[2] It can also be transliterated as ǰ.[3]

Computing codes

Character information
Preview Ջ ջ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER JHEH ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER JHEH
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1355 U+054B 1403 U+057B
UTF-8 213 139 D5 8B 213 187 D5 BB
Numeric character reference Ջ Ջ ջ ջ
Various historic fonts
  • Rounded Erkat'agir
    Rounded Erkat'agir
  • Angular Erkt'agir
    Angular Erkt'agir
  • Bolorgir
    Bolorgir
  • Nortrgir
    Nortrgir
  • Shghagir
    Shghagir
  • Typographic form
    Typographic form
  • Handwritten form
    Handwritten form

References

  1. ^ "Armenian alphabet | Classical Armenian, Ancient Scripts | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2025-04-05. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  2. ^ "ջ տառը բացատրություն, j tary bacatrutyun, ջ տառը հոմանիշ, ջ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, ջ տառը հականիշ, ջ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, ջ տառը դարձվածքներ". bararan.am.
  3. ^ Sanjian, Avedis. The Armenian Alphabet (PDF). p. 6.
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