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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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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Braille
| mkhedruli[8] |
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Related letters and other similar characters
- Latin letter A
- Cyrillic letter A
- Alpha, Greek letter
References
- Machavariani, p. 136
- Mchedlidze, II, p. 13
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
- Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
- Unicode (1)
- Unicode (2)
- UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
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
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