Zhe (Armenian letter)
| Zhe | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|
| 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 sibilant (/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
| Preview | Ժ | ժ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
See also
- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots
- D (Latin)
- Ž
- ծ
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