Zhani

Zhani
Zhani
Ⴏ ⴏ ჟ Ჟ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[ʒ]
In Unicode	U+10AF, U+2D0F, U+10DF, U+1C9F
Alphabetical position	18
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Zh, Ž
Other
Associated numbers	90
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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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	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴏ		ⴏ		ჟ		Ჟ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZHAR^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER ZHAR^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER ZHAR^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER ZHAR
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4271	U+10AF	11535	U+2D0F	4319	U+10DF	7327	U+1C9F
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
Numeric character reference	Ⴏ	Ⴏ	ⴏ	ⴏ	ჟ	ჟ	Ჟ	Ჟ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ 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
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

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