Ani (letter)

Ani, or An (Asomtavruli: Ⴀ; Nuskhuri: ⴀ; Mkhedruli: ა; Mtavruli: Ა; Georgian: ანი, ან) is the 1st letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[ä]

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Ani
Ⴀ ⴀ ა Ა
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[ä]
In Unicode	U+10A0, U+2D00, U+10D0, U+1C90
Alphabetical position	1
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	A
Other
Associated numbers	1
Writing direction	Left-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 1.^[2] Ani represents an open central unrounded vowel /ä/,^[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨a⟩ in "father". It is typically romanized with the letter A.^[4]

An additional mkhedruli ani letters, ა̈ with an umlaut, ა̄ with a macron and ა̄̈ with both umlaut and macron are used in Svan language.^[5]