Ie (letter)

Ie
Ⴢ ⴢ ჲ Ჲ
Usage
Writing systemGeorgian script
TypeAlphabetic
Language of originGeorgian language
Sound values[j]
In UnicodeU+10C2, U+2D22, U+10F2, U+1CB2
Alphabetical position15
History
Time periodc. 430 to present
TransliterationsJ, Y
Other
Associated numbers60
Writing directionLeft-to-right

Ie, Hie, or Iota (Asomtavruli: ; Nuskhuri: ; Mkhedruli: ჲ; Mtavruli: Ჲ; Georgian: იე, იოტა, ჲოტა) is the 15th letter of the three Georgian scripts.

Historically, this letter was used instead of ი (i) after vowels. It represents the voiced palatal approximant /j/. In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 60. It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, replaced by ი (i) due to its identical pronunciation. Currently, it is used in the Svan, Mingrelian and the Laz languages. It is typically romanized with the letter J or Y.