՟

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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՟ (-utʿi) = -ութիւն (-utʿiwn), -ութե՟ (-utʿe) = -ութեան (-utʿean), -ութէ՟ (-utʿē) = -ութենէ (-utʿenē)