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The word Աստուած ( Astuac , “ God ” ) abbreviated. Only first and last letters are written.
The word Սուրբ ( Surb , “ Holy ” ) abbreviated. Only first and last letters are written.
՟ • (. )
Armenian abbreviation mark. It was placed on top of the part of the word to indicate that it was abbreviated. Called պատիվ ( pativ ) in Armenian.
Not used in modern Armenian.
The sign should be placed on top of a letter, but most current fonts do not do that: they show it following a letter, e.g. Ած՟ ( Ac. ) .
The most common abbreviations were:
Ած՟ ( Ac. ) = Աստուած ( Astuac )
Այ՟ ( Ay. ) = Աստուածոյ ( Astuacoy )
յԱյ՟ ( yAy. ) = յԱստուածոյ ( yAstuacoy )
Ավ՟ ( Av. ) = Աստուածով ( Astuacov )
ամ՟ ( am. ) = ամենայն ( amenayn )
պտ՟ ( pt. ) = պատասխանի ( patasxani )
սբ՟ ( sb. ) = սուրբ ( surb )
-ութի՟ ( -utʻi. ) = -ութիւն ( -utʻiwn ) , -ութե՟ ( -utʻe. ) = -ութեան ( -utʻean ) , -ութէ՟ ( -utʻē. ) = -ութենէ ( -utʻenē )
Tumanjan, Eteri (1971 ) Древнеармянский язык [The Old Armenian Language ][1] (in Russian), Moscow: Nauka, page 19