U+06CE "ێ" Arabic Letter Yeh with Small V Unicode Character

U+06CE "ێ" Arabic Letter Yeh with Small V is a modified letter in the Arabic script, used primarily in the Kurdish language (specifically in the Sorani dialect) and in certain other languages of the region such as Uyghur. It represents a long vowel sound, typically the close front rounded vowel [y], similar to the French "u" or German "ü". The distinctive feature of the character is the small v-shaped diacritic placed above the standard yeh (ی) form, which distinguishes it from other yeh variants. This letter is essential for accurately writing Kurdish words that contain specific vowel sounds not found in standard Arabic, making it a key component of the extended Arabic script for non-Arabic languages.