Ghani (asomtavruli , nuskhuri , mkhedruli ღ, mtavruli Ღ) is the 26th letter of the three

Georgian scripts The Georgian scripts are the three writing systems used to write the Georgian language: #Asomtavruli, Asomtavruli, #Nuskhuri, Nuskhuri and #Mkhedruli, Mkhedruli. Although the systems differ in appearance, their Letter (alphabet), letters share ...

.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 f ...

it has a value of 700.Mchedlidze, (2) p. 99 In the Georgian language, Ghani’s phonemic realisation can be classified as a

voiced velar fricative The voiced velar fricative is a type of consonantal sound that is used in various spoken languages. It is not found in most varieties of Modern English but existed in Old English. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents ...

, although it is argued that it can also be a

voiced uvular fricative The voiced uvular fricative is a type of consonantal sound, used in some Speech communication, spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , an inverted small uppercase letter , or in broad t ...

, depending on the context it appears in.

Letter

Stroke order

Computer encodings

Braille

Use

*It is frequently used as a love or

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in online communications.

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 {{Georgian language Georgian letters