page_title: Armenian alphabet
hierarchical_section_title: Armenian alphabet
caption_attribution_description: English: The Armenian Alphabet at the Melkonian Educational Institute in Nicosia, Cyprus Ελληνικά: Το Αρμενικό Αλφάβητο στο Εκπαιδευτικό Ινστιτούτο Μελκονιάν στη Λευκωσία, Κύπρο Español: Alfabeto armenio. Monumento en el Instituto Educacional Melkonian en Nicosia, Chipre
context_page_description: The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.
  The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն, named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.
context_section_description: The Armenian alphabet is an alphabet that has been used to write the Armenian language since the 5th century.
  The Armenian word for "alphabet" is այբուբեն (CA, EA: [aɪbubɛn], or WA: [aɪpʰupʰɛn]), named after the first two letters of the Armenian alphabet.
caption: The monument to the Armenian alphabet in Nicosia, Cyprus
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