Q'ari

Q'ari
Q'ari
Ⴗ ⴗ ყ Ყ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[χʼ], [qʼ], [q͡χʼ]
In Unicode	U+10B7, U+2D17, U+10E7, U+1CA7
Alphabetical position	27
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	Q, Q’, Q̇
Other
Associated numbers	800
Writing direction	Left-to-right
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Q'ari, or Qar (Asomtavruli: Ⴗ; Nuskhuri: ⴗ; Mkhedruli: ყ; Mtavruli: Ყ; Georgian: ყარი, ყარ) is the 27th letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 800.^[2] Q'ari represents the uvular ejective fricative /χʼ/^[3] (commonly phonemicized as the uvular ejective stop /qʼ/). It is typically romanized with the letter Q, Q’, or Q̇.^[4]

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli

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

Character information
Preview	Ⴗ		ⴗ		ყ		Ყ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER QAR^[8]		GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER QAR^[9]		GEORGIAN LETTER QAR^[8]		GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER QAR
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4279	U+10B7	11543	U+2D17	4327	U+10E7	7335	U+1CA7
UTF-8	225 130 183	E1 82 B7	226 180 151	E2 B4 97	225 131 167	E1 83 A7	225 178 167	E1 B2 A7
Numeric character reference	Ⴗ	Ⴗ	ⴗ	ⴗ	ყ	ყ	Ყ	Ყ

mkhedruli^[10]

↑ Machavariani, p. 136
↑ Mchedlidze, (2) p. 100
↑ 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