He (Georgian letter)

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He or Ei[1] (asomtavruli Ⴡ, nuskhuri ⴡ, mkhedruli ჱ, mtavruli Ჱ) is the 8th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[2] It is only used in the Svan language.

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 8. It is now obsolete in the Georgian language.[3]

Letter

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asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli

Stroke order

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Direction of writing:

  • Asomtavruli: Go from left up, right, and down.[4]
  • Nuskhuri: Go from left up, right, and down.[5]
  • Mkhedruli: Go from left up, right, and down.[6]

Computer encodings

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asomtavruli nuskhuri mkhedruli
U+10C1[7] U+2D21[8] U+10F1[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Akaki Shanidze, The Basics of the Georgian language grammar, Tbilisi, 1973/1980, p. 18
  2. ^ Machavariani, p. 136
  3. ^ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 33
  4. ^ Mchedlidze, (1) p. 105
  5. ^ Mchedlidze, (1) p. 107
  6. ^ Mchedlidze, (1) p. 110
  7. ^ a b Unicode (1)
  8. ^ Unicode (2)

Bibliography

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  • 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
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