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Armenian alphabet

Armenian alphabet

6.3
A set of 38 letters that people use to write Armenian
  • noun
  • /ɑrˈmiːniən ˈælfəˌbɛt/
translation icon : alfabeto armenio
  • The Armenian alphabet consists of 38 letters.

Examples

  • Students in Armenia first learn the Armenian alphabet before reading and writing in their native language.

  • The ancient manuscript was written in the Armenian alphabet, which is still used today.

  • She displayed a chart of the Armenian alphabet in her classroom to help new learners.

  • Can you read the Armenian alphabet?

  • Students in Armenia first learn the Armenian alphabet before reading and writing in their native language.

  • She displayed a chart of the Armenian alphabet in her classroom to help new learners.

  • The ancient manuscript was written in the Armenian alphabet, which is still used today.

Synonyms

Armenian
vsArmenian alphabet
7.4

The alphabet used in Armenia to write its language

has identical meaning but uses the word script rather than writing system

Surface Forms

Armenian alphabet singular
Armenian alphabets plural

Morphology

Armenian + alphabet

The phrase 'Armenian alphabet' is a straightforward combination of the language adjective 'Armenian' and the noun 'alphabet', so its meaning ('the alphabet used to write Armenian') is directly inferable from the constituents. This [language + alphabet] pattern is cross-linguistically common and follows basic compositional morphology, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand it.

Etymology

Armenian alphabet was created more than 1,500 years ago by a scholar named Mesrop Mashtots so people could 'read the Bible' and 'write in their own language'. That's why it now means the special set of letters used to write Armenian.