Tsa (Armenian letter)

Tsa
Ծ ծ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ts (Eastern Armenian) dz (Western Armenian)
In Unicode	U+53E, U+56E
Alphabetical position	14 Numerical value: 50
History
Development	Ծ ծ
Time period	405 to present
Other
Associated numbers	50
Writing direction	Left-to-Right
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Tsa or Dza (majuscule: Ծ; minuscule: ծ; Armenian: ծա) is the fourteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet, representing the voiceless alveolar affricate (/ts/) in Eastern Armenian and the voiced alveolar affricate (/dz/) in Western Armenian. It is typically romanized with the digraph Ts.^[1] It was part of the alphabet created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century CE. In the Armenian numeral system, it has a value of 50.^[2]

• Xe, the letter preceding Tsa in the Armenian alphabet
• Armenian alphabet

• Ծ on Wiktionary
• ծ on Wiktionary