Ani (letter)
Ani (asomtavruli Ⴀ, nuskhuri ⴀ, mkhedruli 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 commonly represents an open central unrounded vowel /a/, like the pronunciation of ⟨a⟩ in "father".
Letter[]
asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
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Stroke order[]
asomtavruli[3]
![Asomtavruli.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ee/Asomtavruli.svg/550px-Asomtavruli.svg.png)
nuskhuri[4]
![Nuskhuri.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c8/Nuskhuri.svg/550px-Nuskhuri.svg.png)
mkhedruli[5]
![Mkhedruli.svg](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Mkhedruli.svg/700px-Mkhedruli.svg.png)
Evolution[]
Evolution in Asomtavruli[]
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[]
Ani evolution in all three scripts[2] |
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Computer encodings[]
asomtavruli | nuskhuri | mkhedruli |
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U+10A0[6] | U+2D00[7] | U+10D0[6] |
Braille[]
mkhedruli[8] |
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Related letters and other similar characters[]
- Latin letter A
- Cyrillic letter A
- Alpha, Greek letter
References[]
Bibliography[]
- 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
Categories:
- Georgian letters