Ben (Armenian letter)

It was developed, together with most of other letters, by Mesrop Mashtots, the creator of the alphabet, between 405 and 406.[1]

It is the 2nd letter of the Armenian alphabet, used in the Armenian language. In Eastern Armenian dialect, it is usually pronounced as the voiced bilabial plosive ([b]), though in some sub-dialects, it can be pronounced as the voiceless bilabial plosive ([p]), or as the aspirated voiceless bilabial plosive ([pʰ]). In the Western Armenian dialect, it is pronounced as the aspirate voiceless bilabial plosive ([pʰ]).[2] In English, it is transliterated as letter B.[3] In Armenian numeral system, the letter corresponds to number 2.[4]