Dza (Armenian letter)
| Dza | |
|---|---|
| Ձ ձ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Armenian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Armenian language |
| Sound values | dz tsʰ |
| In Unicode | U+0541, U+0571 |
| Alphabetical position | 17 |
| History | |
| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 80 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Dza (Eastern) or Tsa (Western) (majuscule: Ձ; minuscule: ձ; Armenian: ձա) is the seventeenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced alveolar affricate (/d͡z/) in Eastern and the voiceless aspirated alveolar affricate (/t͡sʰ/) Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 80. Its shape in capital form similar to the Arabic numeral 2.