Ho | |
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Հ հ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | [h] |
In Unicode | U+0540, U+0570 |
Alphabetical position | 16 Numerical value: 70 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 70 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Ho (majuscule: Հ; minuscule: հ; Armenian: հո) is the sixteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless glottal fricative (/h/). It is typically romanized with the letter H.[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 70.[2]