ջ

See also: չ, զ, Զ, Ձ, and Ջ

ջ U+057B, ջ ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER JHEH ← պ [U+057A] Armenian ռ → [U+057C]

Armenian

Pronunciation

• (Eastern Armenian) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒə/, [d͡ʒə]
• (Western Armenian) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃə/, [t͡ʃʰə]

• Audio (Eastern Armenian):

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Letter

ջ

ջ lowercase (uppercase Ջ)

1. The 27th letter of the Armenian alphabet, called ջե (ǰe). Transliterated as ǰ.
   Represents:

   voiced postalveolar affricate: IPA [d͡ʒ] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology

   aspirated voiceless postalveolar affricate: IPA [t͡ʃʰ] in Western Armenian

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
• (Dialectological): ՠ / ա̈   ա̊   ա̄   ը̂   է̀   էօ / օ̈   էօ̀ / օ̈̀   իւ / ո̈ւ   գ^յ   կ^յ   ք^յ   հ^յ   բՙ   դՙ   գՙ   ձՙ   ջՙ   ղՙ   ֈ   ʔ  
• (Punctuation):  ՙ    ՚   ՛   ՜   ՝   ՞   ՟   ․   ։   ֊
• (Symbols): ֏ ֎ ֍

References

• Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.3, page 19

Ottoman Turkish

Letter

ջ • (ç)

1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named ջէ (çe). Represents voiceless postalveolar affricate: [t͡ʃ]. Transliterated as ç.

Usage notes

This letter is only used in Armenian loans.

See also

• (The Armeno-Turkish script): Աա   Գգ   Եե   Զզ   Էէ   Ըը   Թթ   Ժժ   Իի   Լլ   Խխ   Կկ   Հհ   Ղղ   Ճճ   Մմ   Յյ   Նն   Շշ   Չչ   Պպ   Սս   Վվ   Տտ   Րր   Փփ   Քք   Օօ   Ֆֆ   ’
• (Primarily in Armenian words): Բբ   Դդ   Ծծ   Ձձ   Ջջ   Ոո   Ռռ   Ցց   Ււ
• (Letter combinations): էօ   իւ   ու   նկ   նղ  
• (Punctuation): ՛   ՜   ՝   ՞   ․   ։   ֊