՟

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Character ՟ 
Unicode nameARMENIAN ABBREVIATION MARK
Unicode blockArmenian
CodepointU+055F

Armenian[ännern]

The word Աստուած (Astuac, God) abbreviated. Only first and last letters are written.
The word Սուրբ (Surb, Holy) abbreviated. Only first and last letters are written.

Punctuation mark[ännern]

՟

  1. Armenian abbreviation mark. It was placed on top of the part of the word to indicate that it was abbreviated. Called պատիվ (pativ) in Armenian.

Usage notes[ännern]

  • Not used in modern Armenian.
  • The sign should be placed on top of a letter, but most current fonts do not do that: they show it following a letter, e.g. Ած՟ (Ac).
  • The most common abbreviations were:
    Ած՟ (Ac) = Աստուած (Astuac)
    Այ՟ (Ay) = Աստուածոյ (Astuacoy)
    յԱյ՟ (yAy) = յԱստուածոյ (yAstuacoy)
    Ավ՟ (Av) = Աստուածով (Astuacov)
    ամ՟ (am) = ամենայն (amenayn)
    պտ՟ (pt) = պատասխանի (patasxani)
    սբ՟ (sb) = սուրբ (surb)
    -ութի՟ (-utʿi) = -ութիւն (-utʿiwn), -ութե՟ (-utʿe) = -ութեան (-utʿean), -ութէ՟ (-utʿē) = -ութենէ (-utʿenē)

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