Armenian calendar

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Armenian calendar
The Armenian calendar uses the Armenian numerals. It begins in AD 552 as the start of the Armenian era. Dates are marked by the letters ԹՎ t’v, a siglum for t’vin "in the year" followed by one to four letters of the Armenian Alphabet, each of which stands for an Armenian numeral. For example, "in the year 1455 [AD 2007]" would be written ԹՎ ՌՆԾԵ.The Armenian month names show influence of the Zoroastrian calendar, and as noted by Antoine Meillet in two cases Kartvelian influence.1. (March/April) Nawasard (Avestan *nava sarəδa "new year")2. (April/May) Hoi (from Georgian ori "two")3. (May/June) Sahmi (from Georgian sami "three")4. (June/July) Trē (Zoroastrian Tïr)5. (July/August) K’adoç ("month of crops"; Zoroastrian Amerōdat)6. (August/September) Araç7. (September/October) Mehekan (from Iranian *mihrakāna; Zoroastrian Mitrō)8. (October/November) Areg ("sun month"; Zoroastrian Āvān)9. (November/December) Ahekan (Zoroastrian Ātarō)10. (December/January) Marēr (perhaps from Avestan maiδyaīrya "mid-year"; Zoroastrian Dīn)11. (January/February) Margaç (Zoroastrian Vohūman)12. (February/March) Hrotiç (from Pahlavi *fravartakān "epagomenal days"; Zoroastrian Spendarmat)
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