Dzili

Dzili
Dzili
Ⴛ ⴛ ძ Ძ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[d͡z]
In Unicode	U+10BB, U+2D1B, U+10EB, U+1CAB
Alphabetical position	31
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Dz, J, Ż, Ʒ
Other
Associated numbers	3000
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Dzili, or Dzil (Asomtavruli: Ⴛ; Nuskhuri: ⴛ; Mkhedruli: ძ; Mtavruli: Ძ; Georgian: ძილი, ძილ) is the 31st letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 3000.^[2] Dzili commonly represents the voiced alveolar affricate /dz/,^[3] like the pronunciation of ⟨ds⟩ in "pads". It is typically romanized with the digraph Dz, or with the letters J, Ż, and Ʒ.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

asomtavruli^[5]	nuskhuri^[6]	mkhedruli^[7]

Character information
Preview	Ⴛ		ⴛ		ძ		Ძ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER JIL^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER JIL^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER JIL^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER JIL
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4283	U+10BB	11547	U+2D1B	4331	U+10EB	7339	U+1CAB
UTF-8	225 130 187	E1 82 BB	226 180 155	E2 B4 9B	225 131 171	E1 83 AB	225 178 171	E1 B2 AB
Numeric character reference	Ⴛ	Ⴛ	ⴛ	ⴛ	ძ	ძ	Ძ	Ძ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 109
↑ Aronson, Howard Isaac. Georgian: A Reading Grammar. — Columbus, OH : Slavica Publishers, 1990. — p. 18. — ISBN 978-0-89357-207-5
↑ "Transliteration of Georgian" (PDF).
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 105
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 107
↑ Mchedlidze, I, p. 110
1 2 Unicode (1)
↑ Unicode (2)
↑ UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45

Mchedlidze, T. (1) The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Mchedlidze, T. (2) The Georgian script; Dictionary and guide, Fulda, Germany, 2013
Machavariani, E. Georgian manuscripts, Tbilisi, 2011
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (1) Georgian, 1991–2013
The Unicode Standard, Version 6.3, (2) Georgian Supplement, 1991–2013