U+0737 "ܷ" Syriac Rbasa Below Unicode Character

Unicode Version 17.0

ܷ

U+0737 "ܷ" Syriac Rbasa Below is a combining diacritical mark used in the Syriac script, specifically designed to be placed beneath a base consonant to denote a phonetic feature known as the "rbasa" or hardening, which typically indicates a slight gemination or emphasis on the consonant sound. It is part of the Syriac block in Unicode and is employed in certain Syriac orthographic traditions, particularly in the Eastern Syriac (Nestorian) alphabet, to refine pronunciation. Unlike some other Syriac diacritics, this mark appears below the character and works in conjunction with other vowel and diacritic signs to accurately transcribe the phonetics of classical Syriac texts, aiding in the preservation of the language's liturgical and literary heritage.

General Properties

Code Point U+0737
Version Added 3.0
Name Syriac Rbasa 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 0xB7
UTF-16 Encoding 0x0737
UTF-32 Encoding 0x00000737
C/C++/Java Escape \u0737

Unicode Properties

NFC Quick Check Yes
NFD Quick Check Yes
NFKC Quick Check Yes
NFKD Quick Check Yes
Numeric Type None
Numeric Value NaN
Joining Type Transparent
Line Break Combining Mark
Case Ignorable Yes
Script Syriac
Script Extensions Syriac
Indic Syllabic Category Other
Indic Conjunct Break Extend
ID Continue Yes
XID Continue Yes
Diacritic Yes
Alphabetic Yes
Other Alphabetic Yes
Vertical Orientation Rotated
Grapheme Extend Yes
Grapheme Cluster Break Extend
Word Break Extend
Sentence Break Extend