Et (Armenian letter)

Et
Et
Ը ը
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ə
In Unicode	U 538, U 568
Alphabetical position	8; Numerical value: 8
History
Development	Ը ը;
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	8
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Et or Yt (majuscule: Ը: minuscule: ը; Armenian: ըթ) is the eighth letter of the Armenian alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century. It has a numerical value of 8.^[1] It represents the mid-central unrounded vowel (/ə/), like the a in ago. This letter is similar to the Armenian letter Րր except that it has a horizontal line jutting to the right from the bottom.

This letter is unique to its own right; it can only appear in the beginning and the end of a word. Because of this, any pronunciations of this vowel in the middle of any word will be transcribed as having no Et (for example, the word փրկել has ə, but its transcription has no ը).^{[clarification needed]}

Computing codes

Character information
Preview	Ը		ը
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ET		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ET
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1336	U 0538	1384	U 0568
UTF-8	212 184	D4 B8	213 168	D5 A8
Numeric character reference	Ը	Ը	ը	ը