Tsa
Ծ ծ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Phonetic usagets (Eastern Armenian)
dz (Western Armenian)
Unicode codepointU+53E, U+56E
Alphabetical position14
Numerical value: 50
History
Development
  • Ծ ծ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers50
Writing directionLeft-to-Right

Tsa or Dza (majuscule: Ծ; minuscule: ծ; Armenian: ծա) is the fourteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless alveolar affricate (/ts/) in Eastern Armenian and the voiced alveolar affricate (/dz/) in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the digraph Ts.[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 50.[2]

Character codes

Character information
PreviewԾծ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER CA ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER CA
Encodingsdecimalhexdechex
Unicode1342U+053E1390U+056E
UTF-8212 190D4 BE213 174D5 AE
Numeric character referenceԾԾծծ

See also

References

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