Zhani, Zhan, or Zhar1 (Asomtavruli: Ⴏ; Nuskhuri: ⴏ; Mkhedruli: ჟ; Mtavruli: Ჟ; Georgian: ჟანი, ჟან) is the 18th letter of the three Georgian scripts.1
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 90.2
Zhani commonly represents voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/,3 like the pronunciation of ⟨si⟩ in "vision". It is typically romanized with the digraph Zh or with the letter Ž.4
Letter
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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mtavruli
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Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli
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nuskhuri
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mkhedruli
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Stroke order
| asomtavruli5
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nuskhuri6
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mkhedruli7
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Computer encodings
Character information
| Preview |
Ⴏ |
ⴏ |
ჟ |
Ჟ
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| Unicode name
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GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZHAR8
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GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER ZHAR9
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GEORGIAN LETTER ZHAR8
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GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER ZHAR
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| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
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| Unicode |
4271 |
U+10AF |
11535 |
U+2D0F |
4319 |
U+10DF |
7327 |
U+1C9F
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| UTF-8 |
225 130 175 |
E1 82 AF |
226 180 143 |
E2 B4 8F |
225 131 159 |
E1 83 9F |
225 178 159 |
E1 B2 9F
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| Numeric character reference |
Ⴏ |
Ⴏ |
ⴏ |
ⴏ |
ჟ |
ჟ |
Ჟ |
Ჟ
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Braille
| mkhedruli10
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See also
See also
Notes
Notes
- ^ Unicode name of this letter
References
References
- Machavariani, p. 136
- Mchedlidze, (2) p. 61
- Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
- "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
- Unicode (1)
- Unicode (2)
- UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
Bibliography
Bibliography
- Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991-2013
- The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991-2013
