Ie (letter)

Ie
Ⴢ ⴢ ჲ Ჲ
Usage
Writing system	Georgian script
Type	Alphabetic
Language of origin	Georgian language
Sound values	[j]
In Unicode	U+10C2, U+2D22, U+10F2, U+1CB2
Alphabetical position	15
History
Time period	c. 430 to present
Transliterations	J, Y
Other
Associated numbers	60
Writing direction	Left-to-right

Ie, Hie, or Iota (Asomtavruli: Ⴢ; Nuskhuri: ⴢ; Mkhedruli: ჲ; Mtavruli: Ჲ; Georgian: იე, იოტა, ჲოტა) is the 15th letter of the three Georgian scripts.

Historically, this letter was used instead of ი (i) after vowels. It represents the voiced palatal approximant /j/. In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 60. It is now obsolete in the Georgian language, replaced by ი (i) due to its identical pronunciation.. Currently, it is used in the Svan, Mingrelian and the Laz language. It is typically romanized with the letter J or Y.

Letter

asomtavruli	nuskhuri	mkhedruli	mtavruli

Stroke order

asomtavruli

nuskhuri

mkhedruli

Computer encodings

Character information

Preview	Ⴢ	ⴢ	ჲ	Ჲ
Unicode name	GEORGIAN CAPITAL LETTER HIE	GEORGIAN SMALL LETTER HIE	GEORGIAN LETTER HIE	GEORGIAN MTAVRULI CAPITAL LETTER HIE
Encodings	decimal	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex	dec	hex
Unicode	4290	U+10C2	11554	U+2D22	4338	U+10F2	7346	U+1CB2
UTF-8	225 131 130	E1 83 82	226 180 162	E2 B4 A2	225 131 178	E1 83 B2	225 178 178	E1 B2 B2
Numeric character reference	Ⴢ	Ⴢ	ⴢ	ⴢ	ჲ	ჲ	Ჲ	Ჲ

See also

• Iota
• Short I

Bibliography

• 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