Armenian alphabet

Armenian alphabet
Armenian alphabet
Type	Alphabet
Spoken languages	Armenian
Time period	405 to the present
Parent systems	Proto-Canaanite alphabet Phoenician alphabet Greek alphabet Armenian alphabet; ; ;
Sister systems	Latin; Cyrillic; Coptic
Unicode range	U+0530 to U+058F, ; U+FB13 to U+FB17
ISO 15924	Armn
	Note: This page may contain IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode.

The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.

The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն (CA, EA: [aɪbubɛn], or WA: [aɪpʰupʰɛn]), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.

The monument to the Armenian alphabet in Nicosia, Cyprus

Armenian Alphabet Media

Armenian inscription from Yererouk Basilica, 5th century
Armenian cross from Jerusalem, 5–6th centuries
Armenian script-puzzle in Jerusalem. It is dated to the second half of the VII century
The word Աստուած Astuac 'God' abbreviated. Only the first and last letters, and the abbreviation mark ⟨՟⟩, are written.
Armeno-Greek papyrus, 5-6th century
Armenian phonetic keyboard layout.
Bilingual Armenian-Greek inscription now kept at the History Museum of Armenia, 6th century
Sundial in Zvartnots, 7th century
Sanahin Monastery, 10th century
Ani Cathedral, 10th century