ISO 9985

Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin characters

Establishes a system for the transliteration of the modern Armenian alphabet into Latin characters to permit international information exchange, particularly by electronic means.

Information et documentation — Translittération des caractères arméniens en caractères latins

Informatika in dokumentacija – Transliteracija armenskih znakov v latinične znake

General Information

• Status: Not Published
• ICS: 01.140.10 - Writing and transliteration
• Technical Committee: ISO/TC 46 - Information and documentation
• Drafting Committee: ISO/TC 46 - Information and documentation
• Current Stage: 6000 - International Standard under publication
• Start Date: 05-Dec-2025
• Completion Date: 13-Dec-2025
• Ref Project: oSIST ISO/DIS 9985:2025 - Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin characters

Relations

• Revises: ISO 9985:1996 - Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin characters
• Effective Date: 10-Jun-2023

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-junij-2025
Informatika in dokumentacija – Transliteracija armenskih znakov v latinične znake
Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin
characters
Information et documentation — Translittération des caractères arméniens en caractères
latins
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ISO/DIS 9985
ICS:
01.140.10 Pisanje in prečrkovanje Writing and transliteration
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

DRAFT
International
Standard
ISO/DIS 9985
ISO/TC 46
Information and documentation —
Secretariat: AFNOR
Transliteration of Armenian
Voting begins on:
characters into Latin characters
2025-04-02
Information et documentation — Translittération des caractères
Voting terminates on:
arméniens en caractères latins
2025-06-25
ICS: 01.140.10
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ISO/DIS 9985:2025(en)
DRAFT
ISO/DIS 9985:2025(en)
International
Standard
ISO/DIS 9985
ISO/TC 46
Information and documentation —
Secretariat: AFNOR
Transliteration of Armenian
Voting begins on:
characters into Latin characters
Information et documentation — Translittération des caractères
Voting terminates on:
arméniens en caractères latins
ICS: 01.140.10
THIS DOCUMENT IS A DRAFT CIRCULATED
FOR COMMENTS AND APPROVAL. IT
IS THEREFORE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
AND MAY NOT BE REFERRED TO AS AN
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD UNTIL
PUBLISHED AS SUCH.
IN ADDITION TO THEIR EVALUATION AS
BEING ACCEPTABLE FOR INDUSTRIAL,
© ISO 2025
TECHNOLOGICAL, COMMERCIAL AND
USER PURPOSES, DRAFT INTERNATIONAL
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
STANDARDS MAY ON OCCASION HAVE TO
be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on
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POTENTIAL TO BECOME STANDARDS TO
WHICH REFERENCE MAY BE MADE IN
or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
NATIONAL REGULATIONS.
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RECIPIENTS OF THIS DRAFT ARE INVITED
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TO SUBMIT, WITH THEIR COMMENTS,
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NOTIFICATION OF ANY RELEVANT PATENT
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PROVIDE SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.
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Published in Switzerland Reference number
ISO/DIS 9985:2025(en)
ii
ISO/DIS 9985:2025(en)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Transliteration tables . 2
4.1 General .2
4.2 Armenian characters .2
4.3 Armenian punctuation .3
Bibliography . 4

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ISO/DIS 9985:2025(en)
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO documents should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of
the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives). Attention is drawn to the possibility that some
of the elements of this document may be the subject of patent rights. ISO shall not be held responsible for
identifying any or all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development
of the document will be in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see
www.iso.org/patents). Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of
users and does not constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in t
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International
Standard
Second edition
Information and documentation —
Transliteration of Armenian
characters into Latin characters
Information et documentation — Translittération des caractères
arméniens en caractères latins
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
Reference number
© ISO 2025
All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication may
be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, or posting on
the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO at the address below
or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.iso.org
Published in Switzerland
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
ii
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Transliteration tables . 2
4.1 General .2
4.2 Armenian characters .2
4.3 Armenian punctuation .3
Bibliography . 4
PROOF/ÉPREUVE
iii
Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee
has been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations,
governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely
with the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types
of ISO document should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules of the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directives).
ISO draws attention to the possibility that the implementation of this document may involve the use of (a)
patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of any claimed patent
rights in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document, ISO had not received notice of (a)
patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However, implementers are cautioned that
this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from the patent database available at
www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
constitute an endorsement.
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see www.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9985:1996), which has been technically
revised.
The main changes are as follows.
— Consonant pairs reflecting aspirated and unaspirated forms are all now shown visually consistently:
aspirates with a vertical line apostrophe, and unaspirated forms shown without a marker. This was
formerly the case for the p, t and k consonant pairs, and has now also been shown for rows 33 /c'/ and 14
/c/ and rows 25 / č'/ and 19 /č/.
— The aspirated consonants are now marked with a with neutral (vertical line) apostrophe (Unicode 0027)
rather than a standard apostrophe (2019).
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
complete listing of these bodies can be found at www.iso
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All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, or required in the context of its implementation, no part of this publication
may be reproduced or utilized otherwise in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying,
or posting on the internet or an intranet, without prior written permission. Permission can be requested from either ISO
at the address below or ISO’s member body in the country of the requester.
ISO copyright office
CP 401 • Ch. de Blandonnet 8
CH-1214 Vernier, Geneva
Phone: + 41 22 749 01 11
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Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Transliteration tables . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Armenian characters . 2
4.3 Armenian punctuation . 3
Bibliography . 5

Foreword . iv
Introduction . v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3 Terms and definitions . 1
4 Transliteration tables . 2
4.1 General . 2
4.2 Armenian characters . 2
4.3 Armenian punctuation . 4
Bibliography . 5
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ISO/PRF 9985:2025(en)
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ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation of national standards
bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing International Standards is normally carried out through
ISO technical committees. Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has been
established has the right to be represented on that committee. International organizations, governmental and
non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the
International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
The procedures used to develop this document and those intended for its further maintenance are described
in the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 1. In particular, the different approval criteria needed for the different types of
ISO documentsdocument should be noted. This document was drafted in accordance with the editorial rules
of the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2 (see www.iso.org/directiveswww.iso.org/directives). Attention is drawn
ISO draws attention to the possibility that some of the elementsimplementation of this document may
beinvolve the subjectuse of (a) patent(s). ISO takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or
applicability of any claimed patent rights. in respect thereof. As of the date of publication of this document,
ISO had not received notice of (a) patent(s) which may be required to implement this document. However,
implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information, which may be obtained from
the patent database available at www.iso.org/patents. ISO shall not be held responsible for identifying any or
all such patent rights. Details of any patent rights identified during the development of the document will be
in the Introduction and/or on the ISO list of patent declarations received (see www.iso.org/patents).
Any trade name used in this document is information given for the convenience of users and does not
Formatted: Adjust space between Latin and Asian text,
constitute an endorsement.
Adjust space between Asian text and numbers
For an explanation of the voluntary nature of standards, the meaning of ISO specific terms and expressions
related to conformity assessment, as well as information about ISO's adherence to the World Trade
Organization (WTO) principles in the Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT), see
www.iso.org/iso/foreword.htmlwww.iso.org/iso/foreword.html.
This document was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 46, Information and documentation.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO 9985:1996), which has been technically revised.
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The main changes are as follows:.
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— — Consonant pairs reflecting aspirated and unaspirated forms are all now shown visually consistently:
aspirates with a vertical line apostrophe, and unaspirated forms shown without a marker. This was
formerly the case for the p, t and k consonant pairs, and has now also been shown for rows 33 /c'/ and 14
/c/ and rows 25 / č'/ and 19 /č/.
— — The aspirated consonants are now marked with a with neutral (vertical line) apostrophe (Unicode
0027) rather than a standard apostrophe (2019).
Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A
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Introduction
This document is one of the International Standards dealing with the conversion of systems of writing
developed by ISO/TC 46. The aim of these International Standards is to provide a means for international
communication of written messages. The system is entirely reversible.
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Information and documentation — Transliteration of Armenian
characters into Latin characters
1 Scope
This document establishes a system for the transliteration of Armenian characters into Latin characters, in
accordance with the principles of stringent conversion in order to permit international information exchange,
particularly by electronic means.
This document can be used anyone who haswith a clear understanding of the system, and is certain that it can
be applied without ambiguity. This document focuses on the unambiguous written conversion. The correct
pronunciation of the original text is out of the scope of this document.
2 Normative references
There are no normative references in this document.
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3 Terms and definitions
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