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| Zhe | |
|---|---|
| Ժ ժ | |
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| 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 |
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| Time period | 405 to present |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 10 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-Right |
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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. 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 |
See also
- Armenian alphabet
- Mesrop Mashtots
- D (Latin)
- Ž
- ծ
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