Zhe (Armenian)

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Zhe
Ժ ժ
Usage
Writing system	Armenian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Armenian language
Sound values	ʒ
In Unicode	U+053A, U+056A
Alphabetical position	10
History
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; Reformed orthography: ժե; Classical orthography: 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).

Gallery

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  Rounded Erkat'agir
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  Angular Erkat'agir
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  Bolorgir
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  Notrgir
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  Shghagir
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  Typographic form
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  Handwritten form

Computing codes

See also

• Armenian alphabet
• Mesrop Mashtots
• D (Latin)
• Ž
• ծ
• Ж

References

External links

• Ժ on Wiktionary
• ժ on Wiktionary

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