Sha
Շ շ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usageʃ
Unicode codepointU+547, U+547
Alphabetical position23
Numerical value: 500
History
Development
  • Շ շ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers500
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

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

Character information
PreviewՇՇ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER SHA ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER SHA
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1351U+05471351U+0547
UTF-8213 135D5 87213 135D5 87
Numeric character referenceՇՇՇՇ

See also

References

  1. "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
  2. "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.
  • Շ on Wiktionary
  • շ on Wiktionary
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