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ք U+0584, ք
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER KEH
փ
[U+0583]
Armenian օ
[U+0585]

Armenian

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ք

ք lowercase (uppercase Ք)

  1. The 36th letter of Armenian alphabet, called քե (kʻe). Represents aspirated voiceless velar plosive: [kʰ]. Transliterated as kʿ (Hübschmann-Meillet-Benveniste) or k’ (ISO 9985).

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This was the last letter of the original Armenian alphabet, hence the phrase այբ ու քե (ayb u kʻe, alpha and omega).

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References

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  • 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

Ottoman Turkish

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ք (k)

  1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named քէ (ke). Represents voiceless palatal plosive: [c]. Transliterated as k.

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Only used before a front vowel; i.e., before one of է (e), ի (i), էօ (ö), իւ (ü). Modern Turkish etc. are represented as քեա etc., preserving the rule.

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