Letter 38 of 39
The Armenian letter Օ օ (O)
Օ (lowercase օ) is letter 38 of the 39-letter Armenian alphabet. It is called Օ (O), and it is a vowel romanized as “o”.
Like 'o' in 'more' — never with a 'v'.
How to pronounce Օ
Օ is a plain 'o', as in 'more'. Unlike Ո, it never adds a 'v' at the start of a word.
Armenian words with Օ
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Letters people confuse with Օ
Where Օ comes from
Օ was not among Mesrop Mashtots' original 36 letters. It was added in the Middle Ages, around the 12th century.
How to write and type Օ
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Questions about Օ
How do you pronounce the Armenian letter Օ?
Like 'o' in 'more' — never with a 'v'. In IPA it is written /ɔ/.
What is the Armenian letter Օ called?
It is called Օ (O). Օ is letter 38 of the 39 letters of the Armenian alphabet.
What is the lowercase form of Օ?
The lowercase form is օ. Like English, Armenian uses capital letters at the start of sentences and for names.
What Armenian words use the letter Օ?
օր (or) means “day”. Other common words are օդ (od, “air”) and օձ (odz, “snake”).
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