ֆ

Character	ֆ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER FEH
Codepoint	U+0586

See also Ֆ, $, ＄, ﹩, and ₴

Armenian

Pronunciation

• IPA: [f]

• Audio

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Etymology

Introduced in the 11th century (first attested in 1037). Probably modeled on Ancient Greek φ.

Letter

ֆ

ֆ lowercase (uppercase Ֆ)

1. The 39th and last letter of Armenian alphabet, called ֆե (fe). Represents voiceless labiodental fricative: IPA: [f]. Transliterated as f.

Usage notes

• Old Armenian did not have an IPA: [f] sound; in borrowed words it was replaced by փ (pʿ) (especially from Greek) and/or հ (h) (especially from Iranian); compare փիլիսոփայ, հրաման.
• Because this letter is a late addition, it has no numerical value.
• In Traditional Armenian orthography this is the 38th letter.
• Words with ֆ are either borrowings or are of onomatopoeic origin (though it is sometimes found in dialectal developments of some genuine Armenian words).

See also

• (The Armenian script): Աա   Բբ   Գգ   Դդ   Եե   Զզ   Էէ   Ըը   Թթ   Ժժ   Իի   Լլ   Խխ   Ծծ   Կկ   Հհ   Ձձ   Ղղ   Ճճ   Մմ   Յյ   Նն   Շշ   Ոո   Չչ   Պպ   Ջջ   Ռռ   Սս   Վվ   Տտ   Րր   Ցց   Ււ   Փփ   Քք   Օօ   Ֆֆ
• (Letter combinations): ու   և   ﬔ   ﬕ   ﬓ   ﬗ   ﬖ
• (Punctuation):  ՙ    ՚   ՛   ՜   ՝   ՞   ՟   ։   ֊