Zeni, or Zen (Asomtavruli: Ⴆ; Nuskhuri: ⴆ; Mkhedruli: ზ Mtavruli: Ზ; Georgian: ზენი, ზენ) is the 7th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 7.[2]
Zeni commonly represents the voiced alveolar fricative /z/,[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨z⟩ in "zebra". It is typically romanized with the letter Z.[4]
Letter
| asomtavruli
|
nuskhuri
|
mkhedruli
|
mtavruli
|
|
|
|
|
|
Three-dimensional
| asomtavruli
|
nuskhuri
|
mkhedruli
|
|
|
|
|
Stroke order
Computer encodings
Character information
| Preview |
Ⴆ |
ⴆ |
ზ |
Ზ
|
| Unicode name
|
GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZEN[8]
|
GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER ZEN[9]
|
GEORGIAN LETTER ZEN[8]
|
GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER ZEN
|
| Encodings |
decimal |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex |
dec |
hex
|
| Unicode |
4262 |
U+10A6 |
11526 |
U+2D06 |
4310 |
U+10D6 |
7318 |
U+1C96
|
| UTF-8 |
225 130 166 |
E1 82 A6 |
226 180 134 |
E2 B4 86 |
225 131 150 |
E1 83 96 |
225 178 150 |
E1 B2 96
|
| Numeric character reference |
Ⴆ |
Ⴆ |
ⴆ |
ⴆ |
ზ |
ზ |
Ზ |
Ზ
|
Braille
See also
References
- ^ Machavariani, p. 136
- ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 32
- ^ 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
- ^ a b Unicode (1)
- ^ Unicode (2)
- ^ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
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