Khari (letter)

Khari, Hari, or Har (Asomtavruli: Ⴤ; Nuskhuri: ⴤ; Mkhedruli: ჴ; Mtavruli: Ჴ; Georgian: ჴარი, ჴარ) is the 35th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

Writing systemGeorgian script

TypeAlphabetic

Language of originGeorgian language

Sound values[q⁽ʰ⁾], [χ]

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Khari
Ⴤ ⴤ ჴ Ჴ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[q⁽ʰ⁾], [χ]
In Unicode	U+10C4, U+2D24, U+10F4, U+1CB4
Alphabetical position	35
History
Time period	c. 430-19th century
Transliterations	Q, Qʼ, H̱, X̣
Other
Associated numbers	7000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 7000.^[2] It represented the voiceless uvular (aspirated) plosive /q⁽ʰ⁾/.^[3] This letter is now obsolete due to it being gradually replaced by and pronounced as the letter ხ (khani, a voiceless uvular fricative /χ/).^[2] It is typically romanized with the letter Q, Qʼ, H̱, or X̣.^[4]