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Shini

28th letter of the three Georgian scripts

Shini

28th letter of the three Georgian scripts

FieldValue
nameShini
letterႸ ⴘ შ Შ
imageMkhedruli sh.svg
imagesize150px
scriptGeorgian script
typeAlphabet
typedescic
languageGeorgian language
phonemes[]
unicodeU+10B8, U+2D18, U+10E8, U+1CA8
alphanumber28
number900
usageperiod430 to present
equivalentsSh, Š
directionLeft-to-right

Shini, or Shin (Asomtavruli: ; Nuskhuri: ; Mkhedruli: შ; Mtavruli: Შ; ) is the 28th letter of the three Georgian scripts.

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 900. Shini commonly represents the voiceless postalveolar fricative , like the pronunciation of in "shoe". It is typically romanized with the digraph Sh or with the letter Š.

Letter

asomtavrulinuskhurimkhedrulimtavruli
[[File:Asomtavruli sh.svg65px]][[File:Nuskhuri sh.svg60px]][[File:Mkhedruli letter sh.png100px]][[File:GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER SHIN.svg100x100px]]

Stroke order

Computer encodings

Braille

mkhedruli
[[File:Braille Û.svg80px]]

References

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

References

  1. Machavariani, p. 136
  2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 101
  3. "Transliteration of Georgian".
  4. Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
  5. Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
  6. Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
  7. Unicode (1)
  8. Unicode (2)
  9. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45
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