Dza (Armenian letter) explained

Dza
Letter:Ձ ձ
Script:Armenian script
Type:Alphabet
Typedesc:ic
Language:Armenian language
Phonemes:pronounced as /ink/
Unicode:U+0541, U+0571
Alphanumber:17
Number:80
Usageperiod:405 to present
Direction:Left-to-Right

Dza (Eastern) or Tsa (Western) (majuscule: Ձ; minuscule: ձ; Armenian: ձա) is the seventeenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced alveolar affricate (/d͡z/) in Eastern and the voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate (/t͡sʰ/) Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 80.[1] Its shape in capital form similar to the Arabic numeral 2.

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  1. Web site: զ տառը բացատրություն, z tary bacatrutyun, զ տառը հոմանիշ, զ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը հականիշ, զ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը դարձվածքներ. bararanonline.com.