Hoe (letter)

Hoe
Ⴥ ⴥ ჵ Ჵ
Usage
Writing systemGeorgian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originGeorgian language
Sound values[hoeʼ]
History
Time periodc. 430 to present
Other
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Hoe (Asomtavruli: Ⴥ, Nuskhuri: ⴥ, Mkhedruli: ჵ, Mtavruli: Ჵ) is the 38th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 10,000. Now obsolete[2] in Georgian, due to it being redundant to the spelling of the exclamation "ჰოი!" ("Hoi!", meaning "Oh!").[3][4] It is still used in the alphabet for the Bats language, for the phonemes /ʕ, ɦ/.

Letter

asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli mtavruli

Three-dimensional

asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli[5]

Computer encodings

Character information
Preview
Unicode name GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER HOE[6] GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER HOE[7] GEORGIAN LETTER HOE[6] GEORGIAN MTAVRULI LETTER HOE
Encodings decimal hex dec hex dec hex dec hex
Unicode 4293 U+10C5 11557 U+2D25 4341 U+10F5 7349 U+1CB5
UTF-8 225 131 133 E1 83 85 226 180 165 E2 B4 A5 225 131 181 E1 83 B5 225 178 181 E1 B2 B5
Numeric character reference Ⴥ Ⴥ ⴥ ⴥ ჵ ჵ Ჵ Ჵ

References

  1. ^ Machavariani, p. 136
  2. ^ Daniels, Peter T. (1996). The World's Writing Systems. Oxford University Press. p. 367, ISBN 978-0-19-507993-7
  3. ^ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
  4. ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 121
  5. ^ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  6. ^ a b Unicode (1)
  7. ^ Unicode (2)

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