U+12D0 "ዐ" Ethiopic Syllable Pharyngeal A Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
ዐ
U+12D0 "ዐ" Ethiopic Syllable Pharyngeal A is a glyph from the Ethiopic script, which is used to write languages such as Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. This specific character represents a syllable that begins with a pharyngeal fricative consonant, a sound produced by constricting the pharynx, followed by the vowel "a." In the Ge'ez abugida, each character combines a consonant base with an inherent vowel, and ዐ is part of a set of syllabic symbols derived from the ancient consonant "ayin." Its usage is essential for accurately writing and pronouncing words in these Semitic languages, where pharyngeal sounds are phonemically distinct.
General Properties
| Code Point | U+12D0 |
| Version Added | 3.0 |
| Name | Ethiopic Syllable Pharyngeal A |
| Block | Ethiopic |
| General Category | Other Letter |
| Canonical Combining Class | Not Reordered |
| Bidirectional Class | Left To Right |
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding | ዐ |
| HTML Hex Encoding | ዐ |
| UTF-8 Encoding | 0xE1 0x8B 0x90 |
| UTF-16 Encoding | 0x12D0 |
| UTF-32 Encoding | 0x000012D0 |
| C/C++/Java Escape | \u12d0 |