U+0730 "ܰ" Syriac Pthaha Above Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ܰ
U+0730 "ܰ" Syriac Pthaha Above is a combining diacritical mark used in the Syriac script, appearing as a small horizontal line placed above a base consonant to indicate the vowel sound /a/. This mark belongs to the Syriac Abbreviation and Diacritics block and is essential for accurate vocalization in classical Syriac texts, particularly in biblical and liturgical contexts, where it distinguishes meaning and pronunciation without being a standalone letter. Its use is integral to the traditional orthography of Syriac, a language that remains significant in Eastern Christian liturgy and scholarship.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0730 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Pthaha Above |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Above |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ܰ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ܰ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDC 0xB0 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0730 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000730 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0730 |