Ra (Armenian letter)

Ra
Ra
Ռ ռ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Phonetic usage	r, ɾ
Unicode codepoint	U+054C, U+057C
Alphabetical position	28; Numerical value: 1000
History
Development	𓁶 𐤓 Ρ ρ Ռ ռ; ; ;
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	1000
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
	This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

Ra (majuscule: Ռ; minuscule: ռ; Armenian: ռա) is the twenty-eighth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced alveolar trill (/r/) in Eastern Armenian and the voiced alveolar tap (/ɾ/) Western Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 1000.^[1] Its shape is visually similar to the minuscule Latin letter N (n). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the majuscule form of the Greek letter Omega (Ω).

Computing codes edit

Character information
Preview	Ռ		ռ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER RA		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER RA
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1356	U+054C	1404	U+057C
UTF-8	213 140	D5 8C	213 188	D5 BC
Numeric character reference	Ռ	Ռ	ռ	ռ