Sha with breve

Sha with breve (Ш̆ ш̆) is an additional letter of the Cyrillic script which was used for Abkhaz at the start of the 20th century. It is composed of a sha ⟨Ш⟩ with a breve.

Cyrillic letter
Sha with breve
The Cyrillic script
Slavic letters
АА́А̀А̂А̄ӒБВ
ГҐДЂЃЕЕ́Ѐ
Е̄Е̂ЁЄЄ́ЖЗЗ́
ЅИІІ́ЇЇ́ꙆИ́
ЍИ̂ӢЙЈКЛЉ
МНЊОО́О̀О̂Ō
ӦПРСС́ТЋЌ
УУ́У̀У̂ӮЎӰФ
ХЦЧЏШЩꙎЪ
Ъ̀ЫЫ́ЬѢЭЭ́Ю
Ю́Ю̀ЯЯ́Я̀
Non-Slavic letters
ӐА̊А̃Ӓ̄ӔӘӘ́Ә̃
ӚВ̌ԜГ̑Г̇Г̣Г̌Г̂
Г̆Г̈ҔҒӺҒ̌Ӷ
Д́Д̌Д̈Д̣Д̆ӖЕ̃
Ё̄Є̈ҖӜӁЖ̣ҘӞ
З̌З̣З̆ԐԐ̈ӠИ̃Ӥ
ҊҚӃҠҞҜК̣Ԛ
Л́ӅԮԒЛ̈ӍᵸН́
ӉҢԨӇҤО̆О̃Ӧ̄
ӨӨ̄Ө́Ө̆ӪԤП̈Ҧ
Р̌ҎС̌ҪС̣С̱Т́Т̈
Т̌Т̇Т̣ҬꚊУ̃Ӳ
У̊Ӱ̄ҰҮҮ́Х̣Х̱Х̮
Х̑Х̌ҲӼӾҺԦЦ̌
Ц̈ҴҶҶ̣ӴӋҸ
Ч̇Ч̣ҼҾШ̈Ш̣ꚜЫ̆
Ы̄ӸꚝҌҨЭ̆Э̄Э̇
ӬӬ́Ӭ̄Ю̆Ю̈Ю̈́Ю̄Я̆
Я̄Я̈Я̈́Ӏ
Archaic or unused letters
А̨Б̀Б̣Б̱В̀Г̀Г̧
Г̄Г̓Г̆Ҕ̀Ҕ̆ԀД̓
Д̀Д̨ԂꚀꙢЕ̇Е̨
Ж̑ꙂꙄЏ̆Ꚅ
Ꚅ̆ꙀЗ̀З̑ԄԆꚈԪ
ꚂꚔІ̂І̣І̨
Ј̵Ј̃ꙈК̓К̀К̆Ӄ̆К̑
К̇К̈К̄ԞК̂Л̀
ԠꙤԈЛ̑Л̇ԔМ̀М̃
ꙦН̀Н̄Н̧Н̃ԊԢН̡
ѺꙨꙪꙬꙮꚘꚚ
П̓П̀П́П̧П̑ҀԚ̆
Р́Р̀Р̃ԖС̀С̈Ԍ
Ҫ̓Т̓Т̀ԎТ̑Т̧Ꚍ
Ꚍ̆ѸꙊУ̇У̨
Ф̑Ф̓Х́Х̀Х̆Х̇Х̧Х̓
ѠꙌѼѾꙠЦ̀Ц́
Ц̓ꚎꚎ̆ꚐЧ́
Ч̀Ч̑Ч̓ԬꚒꚆ
Ꚇ̆Ҽ̆Ш̆Ш̑Щ̆ꚖꚖ̆
ꙐЫ̂Ы̃Ѣ́Ѣ̈Ѣ̆ꙒЭ̨
ꙔЮ̂ꙖЯ̂Я̨ԘѤѦ
ꙘѪꙚѨꙜѬѮѰ
ѲѴѶꙞ

Usages

The ш̆ is used in multiple older Cyrillic Abkhaz scripts, notably in:

  • the alphabet of Peter von Uslar 1862 ;
  • the alphabet of Gulia and Machavariani 1892 ;
  • the alphabet of Chochua 1909.
  • Abkhaz alphabet of von Uslar 1862.
    Abkhaz alphabet of von Uslar 1862.
  • Abkhaz alphabet of Gulia and Machavariani 1892.
    Abkhaz alphabet of Gulia and Machavariani 1892.
  • Cursive Abkhaz alphabet of Gulia and Machavariani 1892.
    Cursive Abkhaz alphabet of Gulia and Machavariani 1892.
  • Abkhaz alphabet of Tchotchoua 1909.
    Abkhaz alphabet of Tchotchoua 1909.
  • Cursive Abkhaz alphabet of Chochua 1909.
    Cursive Abkhaz alphabet of Chochua 1909.

Technical information

The sha with breve can be represented with the following Unicode characters:

Forms Appearances Components Descriptions
Uppercase Ш̆ U+0428 U+0306 Uppercase Sha with breve
Lowercase ш̆ U+0448 U+0306 Lowercase Sha with breve

References
  • Гулиа, Д. И.; Мачавариани, К. Д. (1892). Абхазская азбука (in Russian). Тифлис. GuliaMatchavariani1892.
  • Ч̆оч̆уа, А. М. (1909). АБХАЗСКАЯ АЗБУКА, (PDF) (in Russian). Тифлис. Tchotchoua1909.
  • Услар, Петр Карлович (1887). Этнография Кавказа, Языкознание. Vol. 1. Тифлис: Упр. Кавк. учеб. округа. Uslar1887.
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