ꯑꯔꯃꯦꯅꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯃꯌꯦꯛ

ꯑꯔꯃꯦꯅꯤꯌꯥꯟ ꯑꯜꯐꯥꯕꯦꯠ (ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:Lang-hy, Hayots' grer ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒ Հայոց այբուբեն, Hayots' aybuben; Eastern Armenian: ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-hy; Western Armenian: ꯇꯦꯝꯄ꯭ꯂꯦꯠ:IPA-hy) is an alphabetic writing system used to write Armenian ꯏꯕꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯃꯌꯦꯛꯅꯤ ꯫ It was developed around 405 AD by Mesrop Mashtots, an Armenian linguist and ecclesiastical leader. The system originally had 36 letters; eventually, three more were adopted. The alphabet was also in wide use in the Ottoman Empire around the ꯱꯸ꯁꯨꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯱꯹ꯁꯨꯕ ꯆꯩꯍꯤ ꯆꯥ ꯫