Ani (asomtavruli Ⴀ, nuskhuri ⴀ, mkhedruli ა, mtavruli Ა) is the 1st letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 1.[2]
Ani represents an open central unrounded vowel /a/, like the pronunciation of ⟨a⟩ in "father".
Letter edit
| asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
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Stroke order edit
asomtavruli[3]
nuskhuri[4]
mkhedruli[5]
Evolution edit
Evolution in Asomtavruli edit
| Ani evolution in Asomtavruli: 5c.|6-7c.|8c.|9c.|10c.|11c.|12c.|13c.|14-15c.|16c.|17c.|18c.[2] |
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Evolution in all scripts edit
| Ani evolution in all three scripts[2] |
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Computer encodings edit
| asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
|---|---|---|
| U+10A0[6] | U+2D00[7] | U+10D0[6] |
Braille edit
| mkhedruli[8] |
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Related letters and other similar characters edit
- Latin letter A
- Cyrillic letter A
- Alpha, Greek letter
References edit
Bibliography edit
- Mchedlidze, T. I, The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
- Mchedlidze, T. II, 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