Dzili Explained

Dzili (asomtavruli, nuskhuri, mkhedruli ძ, mtavruli Ძ) is the 31st letter of the three Georgian scripts.^[1]

In the system of Georgian numerals it has a value of 3000.^[2]

Dzili commonly represents the voiced alveolar affricate pronounced as //dz//, like the pronunciation of (ds) in "pads".

Letter

Stroke order

See also

• Dz (digraph)

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

Notes and References

1. Machavariani, p. 136
2. Mchedlidze, (2) p. 109
3. Unicode (1)
4. Unicode (2)
5. UNESCO, World Braille Usage, Third Edition, Washington, D.C. p. 45