See also: Բ and

բ U+0562, բ
ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER BEN
ա
[U+0561]
Armenian գ
[U+0563]

Armenian

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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բ

բ lowercase (uppercase Բ)

  1. The 2nd letter of Armenian alphabet, called բեն (ben). Transliterated as b.
    Represents:
    voiced bilabial plosive: [b] in Eastern Armenian and Armenian dialectology
    aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive: [pʰ] in Western Armenian

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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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բ (p)

  1. A letter of the Armeno-Turkish script, named բէն (pen). Represents voiceless bilabial plosive: [p]. Transliterated as p.

Usage notes

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This letter is mainly used in Armenian loans, but some authors will use it for Turkish words as well.

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