Armenian alphabet | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 405 to the present |
Direction | left-to-right ![]() |
Languages | Armenian |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Proto-Canaanite alphabet
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Sister systems | Latin Cyrillic Coptic |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Armn (230), Armenian |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Armenian |
U+0530 to U+058F, U+FB13 to U+FB17 | |
The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.
The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն (CA, EA: [aɪbubɛn], or WA: [aɪpʰupʰɛn]), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.