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See also: ճ, Ջ, Զ, and Ձ


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ձ

ձ lowercase (uppercase Ձ)

  1. The 17th letter of Armenian alphabet, called ձա (ja). Transliterated as j (sometimes as dz).
    Represents:
    voiced alveolar affricate: IPA [d͡z] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology
    aspirated voiceless alveolar affricate: IPA [t͡sʰ] in Western Armenian
  • Dum-Tragut, Jasmine (2009) Armenian: Modern Eastern Armenian (London Oriental and African Language Library; 14), Amsterdam, Philadelphia: John Benjamins Publishing Company, § 1.1.2.3, page 19

ձ (ts)

  1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named ձա (tsa). Represents voiceless alveolar affricate: [t͡s]. Transliterated as ts.

This letter is only used in Armenian loans.