Ghani (letter)

Ghani (asomtavruli Ⴖ, nuskhuri ⴖ, mkhedruli ღ) is the 26th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 700.[2]

Ghani commonly represents the voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, like the pronunciation of French-like R.

Letter
asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli

Stroke order
asomtavruli[3]
nuskhuri[4]
mkhedruli[5]

Computer encodings
asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli
U+10B6[6] U+2D16[7] U+10E6[6]

Braille
mkhedruli[8]

Use
  • It is frequently used as a love or heart symbol in online communications.

See also
  • Ğ, Latin letter

References
  1. Machavariani, p. 136
  2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 99
  3. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
  5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
  6. Unicode (1)
  7. Unicode (2)
  8. 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
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