Shini
| Shini | |
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| Ⴘ ⴘ შ Შ | |
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| Usage | |
| Writing system | Georgian script |
| Type | Alphabetic |
| Language of origin | Georgian language |
| Sound values | [ʃ] |
| In Unicode | U+10B8, U+2D18, U+10E8, U+1CA8 |
| Alphabetical position | 28 |
| History | |
| Time period | c. 430 to present |
| Transliterations | Sh, Š |
| Other | |
| Associated numbers | 900 |
| Writing direction | Left-to-right |
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Shini, or Shin (Asomtavruli: Ⴘ; Nuskhuri: ⴘ; Mkhedruli: შ; Mtavruli: Შ; Georgian: შინი, შინ) is the 28th letter of the three Georgian scripts.
In the system of Georgian numerals, it has a value of 900. Shini commonly represents the voiceless postalveolar fricative /ʃ/, like the pronunciation of ⟨sh⟩ in "shoe". It is typically romanized with the digraph Sh or with the letter Š.