Zhe (Armenian)

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

Zhe, or Že (majuscule: Ժ; minuscule: ժ; Armenian: ժե; Classical Armenian: 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

Various historic fonts

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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

Character information

Preview	Ժ		ժ
Unicode name	ARMENIAN CAPITAL LETTER ZHE		ARMENIAN SMALL LETTER ZHE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	1338	U+053A	1386	U+056A
UTF-8	212 186	D4 BA	213 170	D5 AA
Numeric character reference	Ժ	Ժ	ժ	ժ

See also

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

External links

• Ժ on Wiktionary
• ժ on Wiktionary