Zhe (Armenian letter)
Appearance
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Zhe | |
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Ժ ժ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Armenian script |
Type | Alphabetic |
Language of origin | Armenian language |
Sound values | ʒ |
In Unicode | U 053A, U 056A |
Alphabetical position | 10 Numerical value: 10 |
History | |
Development |
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Time period | 405 to present |
Other | |
Associated numbers | 10 |
Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
Zhe, or Že (majuscule: Ժ; minuscule: ժ; Armenian: Ժե; Classical Armenian: Ժէ) is the tenth letter of the Armenian alphabet. It represents the voiced postalveolar fricative (/ʒ/) in both Eastern and Western varieties of Armenian. Created by Mesrop Mashtots in the 5th century, it has a numerical value of 10.[1] Its shape is visually similar to one other Armenian letter, Ca (ծ). Its shape in lowercase form is also similar to the minuscule form of the Latin letter D (d).
Computing codes
[edit]Preview | Ժ | ժ | ||
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Unicode name | ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZHE | ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ZHE | ||
Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex |
Unicode | 1338 | U 053A | 1386 | U 056A |
UTF-8 | 212 186 | D4 BA | 213 170 | D5 AA |
Numeric character reference | Ժ |
Ժ |
ժ |
ժ |
See also
[edit]- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots
- D (Latin)
- Ž
- ծ
References
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