Za
Զ զ
Usage
Writing system
Type
Language of origin
Sound values
In Unicode
U+536, U+566
Alphabetical position
6
Numerical value:6
History
Development
Time period
405 to present
Other
Associated numbers
6
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Za (majuscule: Զ; minuscule: զ; Armenian: զա) is the sixth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced alveolar sibilant /z/ in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of ⟨6⟩.[1] Its shape in capital form is similar to the Arabic numeral 2 and two other Armenian letters, Dza ⟨Ձ⟩ and Je ⟨Ջ⟩. Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the minuscule form of the Latin Q ⟨q⟩, the minuscule form of the Cyrillic letter Ԛ ⟨ԛ⟩, and the minuscule form of another Armenian letter, Gim ⟨գ⟩.
Character information
Preview
Զ
զ
Unicode name
ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZA
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ZA
Encodings
decimal
hex
dec
hex
1334
U+0536
1382
U+0566
212 182
D4 B6
213 166
D5 A6
Զ
Զ
զ
զ
Letters
