Q'ari, or Qar (Asomtavruli: Ⴗ; Nuskhuri: ⴗ; Mkhedruli: ყ; Mtavruli: Ყ; Georgian: ყარი, ყარ) is the 27th letter of the three Georgian scripts.[1]
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 800.[2] Q'ari represents the uvular ejective fricative /χʼ/ (commonly phonemicized as the uvular ejective stop /qʼ/). It is typically romanized with the letter Q, Q’, or Q̇.[3]
Letter
Stroke order
asomtavruli[4]
nuskhuri[5]
mkhedruli[6]
Computer encodings
| Preview | Ⴗ | ⴗ | ყ | Ყ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unicode name | GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER QAR[7] | GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER QAR[8] | GEORGIAN LETTER QAR[7] | GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER QAR | ||||
| Encodings | decimal | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex | dec | hex |
| Unicode | 4279 | U+10B7 | 11543 | U+2D17 | 4327 | U+10E7 | 7335 | U+1CA7 |
| UTF-8 | 225 130 183 | E1 82 B7 | 226 180 151 | E2 B4 97 | 225 131 167 | E1 83 A7 | 225 178 167 | E1 B2 A7 |
| Numeric character reference | Ⴗ | Ⴗ | ⴗ | ⴗ | ყ | ყ | Ყ | Ყ |
Braille
| mkhedruli[9] |
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See also
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