Ghat (Armenian letter)

Ghat (majuscule: Ղ; minuscule: ղ; Armenian: ղադ is the eighteenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced uvular fricative (/ʁ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. In Classical Armenian, it is pronounced as the velarized alveolar lateral approximant (/ɫ/). Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 90.