Doni (letter)

Doni
Doni
Ⴃ ⴃ დ Დ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[d̪]
In Unicode	U+10A3, U+2D03, U+10D3, U+1C93
Alphabetical position	4
History
Development	𓉿 𐤃 Δ δ Ⴃ ⴃ დ Დ; ; ;
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	D
Other
Associated numbers	4
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Doni, or Don (Asomtavruli: Ⴃ; Nuskhuri: ⴃ; Mkhedruli: დ or ; Mtavruli: Დ; Georgian: დონი, დონ) is the 4th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 4.^[2] Doni commonly represents the voiced dental plosive /d̪/,^[3] roughly like the pronunciation of ⟨d⟩ in "dome". It is typically romanized with the letter D.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli		mtavruli
asomtavruli	nuskhuri	standard	alternative	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

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

Character information
Preview	Ⴃ		ⴃ		დ		Დ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER DON^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER DON^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER DON^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER DON
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4259	U+10A3	11523	U+2D03	4307	U+10D3	7315	U+1C93
UTF-8	225 130 163	E1 82 A3	226 180 131	E2 B4 83	225 131 147	E1 83 93	225 178 147	E1 B2 93
Numeric character reference	Ⴃ	Ⴃ	ⴃ	ⴃ	დ	დ	Დ	Დ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 27
↑ 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