Zhe (Armenian letter)

Zhe
Ժ ժ
Usage
Writing systemArmenian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originArmenian language
Sound valuesʒ
In UnicodeU+053A, U+056A
Alphabetical position10
Numerical value: 10
History
Development
  • Ժ ժ
Time period405 to present
Other
Associated numbers10
Writing directionLeft-to-Right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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

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Character information
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Զ տառը բացատրություն, z tary bacatrutyun, զ տառը հոմանիշ, զ տառը ռուսերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը հականիշ, զ տառը անգլերեն թարգմանություն, զ տառը դարձվածքներ".
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  • Ժ on Wiktionary
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