Ini (Armenian letter)

Ini
Ini
Ի ի
Usage
Writing system	Armenian alphabet
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	i
In Unicode	U+53B, U+56B
Alphabetical position	11
History
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	20
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Ini (uppercase: Ի, lowercase: ի; Armenian: ինի) is a letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language.

History

It was developed, together with most of other letters, by Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the alphabet, between 405 and 406.^[1]

The letter is used in the Armenian language, where it corresponds to the close front unrounded vowel sound ([i]).^[2] In English, it is transliterated as letter I.^[3] In Armenian numeral system, the letter corresponds to number 20.^[4] The lowercase is like the lowercase H, but its left leg is longer.

Character information
Preview	Ի		ի
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER INI		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER INI
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1339	U+053B	1387	U+056B
UTF-8	212 187	D4 BB	213 171	D5 AB
Numeric character reference	Ի	Ի	ի	ի

^ Aleksandra Krawczuka (edditor): Wielka Historia Świata, vol. 3. Świat okresu cywilizacji klasycznych.' Oficyna Wydawnicza FOGRA, 2005, p. 586. ISBN 83-85719-84-9.
^ Takayuki Yoshimura. Modern Eastern Armenian Grammar I. Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2021. p. 1, 12.
^ Transliteration of Armenian by Thomas T. Pedersen, in KNAB (Kohanimeandmebaas, Place Names Database) of Eesti Keele Instituut (Institute of the Estonian Language).
^ "Numbers in Armenian". omniglot.com. Retrieved 2020-10-12.