ն

See also: Ն, , and -ն-
ն U+0576, ն
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER NOW
յ
[U+0575]
Armenian շ
[U+0577]

Armenian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [n]
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Letter

ն

ն lowercase (uppercase Ն)

  1. The 22nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called նու (nu). Represents alveolar nasal: [n]. Transliterated as n.
  2. The numeral 400 in Armenian numbering.

Usage notes

According to Jasmine Dum-Tragut, the alveodental nasal [n] is usually realised as [n], but has several allophonic variants in assimilation, a palatal nasal [ɲ] preceding postalveolar affricates, as in անջնջելի (anǰnǰeli) [ɑɲd͡ʒəɲd͡ʒɛˈli] and a velar nasal [ŋ] preceding velar plosives as in անկարելի (ankareli) [ɑŋkɑɾɛˈli].

See also

References

  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.4, page 19
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