U+0734 "ܴ" Syriac Zqapha Below Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ܴ
U+0734 "ܴ" Syriac Zqapha Below is a combining diacritical mark used in the Syriac script to indicate the vowel sound /ɑ/ or /a/, specifically representing the "below" or lower form of the Zqapha vowel, which is placed beneath a consonantal base letter rather than above it. This mark appears in classical and modern Syriac orthography, particularly in Eastern Syriac traditions such as the Nestorian or Chaldean dialects, where it distinguishes the quality or position of the vowel from its counterpart written above the letter. It is encoded in the Unicode Syriac block and supports the accurate rendering of vocalized Syriac texts, preserving the phonetic and liturgical distinctions vital to Syriac language and literature.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+0734 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Syriac Zqapha Below |
| Block | Syriac |
| General Category | Nonspacing Mark |
| Canonical Combining Class | Below |
| Bidirectional Class | Nonspacing Mark |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ܴ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ܴ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xDC 0xB4 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x0734 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x00000734 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u0734 |