Ani (asomtavruli , nuskhuri , mkhedruli ა) is the 1st letter of the three
Georgian scripts
The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: Asomtavruli, Nuskhuri and Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their letters share the same names and alphabetical order and are written ...
.
[Machavariani, p. 136]
In the system of
Georgian numerals
The Georgian numerals are the system of number names used in Georgian, a language spoken in the country of Georgia. The Georgian numerals from 30 to 99 are constructed using a base-20 system, similar to the scheme used in Basque, French for ...
it has a value of 1.
[Mchedlidze, II, p. 13]
Ani represents an
open central unrounded vowel
The open central unrounded vowel, or low central unrounded vowel, is a type of vowel sound, used in many spoken languages. While the International Phonetic Alphabet officially has no dedicated letter for this sound between front and back , it ...
, like the pronunciation of in "father".
Letter
Stroke order
Evolution
Evolution in Asomtavruli
Evolution in all scripts
Computer encodings
Braille
Related letters and other similar characters
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Latin letter A
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Cyrillic letter A
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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
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Georgian letters