U+0653 "ٓ" Arabic Maddah Above Unicode Character

U+0653 "ٓ" Arabic Maddah Above is a combining diacritical mark used in Arabic script, primarily to indicate the prolongation or lengthening of a vowel sound, often associated with the madd (elongation) rule in Quranic recitation. It appears as a small, wavy horizontal line positioned above a base letter, such as an aleph, to signify an extended glottal stop or vowel length that is crucial for correct pronunciation in formal Arabic and Tajweed. Unlike the regular madd sign, this specific diacritic is less common in everyday writing but remains essential in religious and liturgical texts to ensure precise phonetic articulation.