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Ք
ք
ք
Armenian
Letter
ք
ք lowercase (uppercase Ք)
- The 36th letter of Armenian alphabet, called քե (kʿe). Represents aspirated voiceless velar plosive: [kʰ]. Transliterated as kʿ (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or k’ (ISO 9985).
- The numeral 9000 in Armenian numbering.
Usage notes
This was the last letter of the original Armenian alphabet, hence the phrase այբ ու քե (ayb u kʿe, “alpha and omega”).
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
- (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, § 1.1.2.1, pages 17–18