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]

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[ʒ]

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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 90.^[2] Zhani commonly represents voiced palato-alveolar fricative /ʒ/, like the pronunciation of ⟨si⟩ in "vision". It is typically romanized with the digraph Zh or with the letter Ž.^[3]

Preview	Ⴏ		ⴏ		ჟ		Ჟ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZHAR^[7]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER ZHAR^[8]		GEORGIAN LETTER ZHAR^[7]		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

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