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Sha Շ
Շ շ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ʃ
In Unicode	U+547, U+547
Alphabetical position	23 Numerical value: 500
History
Development	Շ շ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	500
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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. 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.

Character codes

See also

• Nu, the letter preceding Sha in the Armenian alphabet
• Armenian alphabet
• Sh (digraph)

References

1. "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
2. "Numbers in Eastern Armenian". Omniglot.com.

External links

• Շ on Wiktionary
• շ on Wiktionary

• Armenian letters
• Armenian alphabet
• Armenian language