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Lyun (Armenian letter)

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Lyun
Լ լ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabet
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesl
In UnicodeU+053C, U+056C
Alphabetical position12
History
Time period405-present
Other
Associated numbers30
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Lyun, or Liwn (majuscule: Լ; minuscule: լ; Armenian: լյուն; Classical Armenian: լիւն) is the twelfth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced alveolar lateral approximant /l/. It is typically romanized with the letter L.[1] Created by Mesrop Mashtots, it has a numerical value of 30.[2]

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Various historic fonts

Computing codes

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Character information
Preview Լ լ
Unicode name ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER LIWN ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER LIWN
Encodings decimal hex dec hex
Unicode 1340 U+053C 1388 U+056C
UTF-8 212 188 D4 BC 213 172 D5 AC
Numeric character reference Լ Լ լ լ

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Transliteration of Armenian" (PDF).
  2. ^ "լ տառը բացատրություն, l tary bacatrutyun, լ տառը հոմանիշ, լ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, լ տառը հականիշ, լ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, լ տառը դարձվածքներ". bararan.am.
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  • Լ on Wiktionary
  • լ on Wiktionary