Ani (letter) explained

Ani (asomtavruli, nuskhuri, mkhedruli ა, mtavruli Ა) is the 1st letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 1.^[2]

Ani represents an open central unrounded vowel pronounced as //a//, like the pronunciation of in "father".

Letter

Evolution

Evolution in all scripts

Related letters and other similar characters

• Latin letter A
• Cyrillic letter A
• Alpha, Greek letter

Bibliography

• Mchedlidze, T. I, The restored Georgian alphabet, Fulda, Germany, 2013
• Mchedlidze, T. II, 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

Notes and References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, II, p. 13
3. Unicode (1)
4. Unicode (2)
5. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45