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Letter

 * 1) The 18th letter of Armenian alphabet, called . Represents:
 * velarized alveolar lateral approximant: in Old Armenian. Transliterated as ł.
 * voiced uvular fricative: in Eastern Armenian. Transliterated as ġ.
 * voiced uvular fricative: in Western Armenian. Transliterated as ġ.

Usage notes
The pronunciation of this letter has changed considerably since classical Old Armenian. The oldest pronunciation was an l-like sound ([[Media:Velarized alveolar lateral approximant.ogg|hear it]]). Hence the spellings like, ,. It turned into [ʁ] ([[Media:Voiced uvular fricative.ogg|hear it]]) around the 10-11th centuries.

Letter

 * 1) A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named . Represents voiced velar plosive: . Transliterated as ġ.

Usage notes
This letter represents both and, with the latter realization appearing after a vowel. For example, the word is written, paralleling Perso-Arabic. Only used before a back vowel; i.e., before one of, , ,.