Ghani (letter)
| Ghani | |
|---|---|
| Ⴖ ⴖ ღ ღ | |
| Usage | |
| Writing system | Georgian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Georgian language |
| Sound values | [ɣ], [ʁ] |
| In Unicode | U+10B6, U+2D16, U+10E6, U+1CA6 |
| Alphabetical position | 26 |
| History | |
| Time period | c. 430 to present |
| Transliterations | Gh, Ḡ, Ǧ, Ġ, Ɣ |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 700 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
Ghani, or Ghan (Asomtavruli: Ⴖ, Nuskhuri: ⴖ, Mkhedruli: ღ, Mtavruli: Ღ; Georgian: ღანი, ღან) is the 26th letter of the three Georgian scripts.
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 700. In the Georgian language, Ghani’s phonemic realisation can be classified as a voiced velar fricative /ɣ/, although it is argued that it can also be a voiced uvular fricative /ʁ/, depending on the context it appears in. It is typically romanized with the digraph Gh or with the letters Ḡ, Ǧ, Ġ, and Ɣ.