U+0869 "ࡩ" Syriac Letter Malayalam Llla Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+0869 "ࡩ" Syriac Letter Malayalam Llla is a relatively rare addition to the Unicode Standard, belonging to the Syriac script block but designed for the transliteration of a distinct sound from the Malayalam language of South India. It specifically represents a retroflex lateral approximant, a sound not native to Syriac itself, and was added to facilitate accurate scholarly and liturgical transcription of Malayalam texts into the Syriac alphabet. This character reflects the historical and cultural connections between Syriac Christianity and the Malabar Coast, where the Syriac script was adapted to write local languages for religious purposes. Its inclusion in Unicode helps preserve and digitally represent these specialized linguistic traditions.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
ࡩ |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
ࡩ |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xE0 0xA1 0xA9 |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0x0869 |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x00000869 |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\u0869 |
Unicode Properties