U+072E "ܮ" Syriac Letter Persian Ghamal Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+072E "ܮ" Syriac Letter Persian Ghamal is a distinct glyph used in the Syriac script, specifically modified for the Persian language. It represents a voiced velar plosive sound similar to the "g" in "go," and is employed in Syriac texts to accurately transliterate Persian words, particularly in liturgical or literary contexts where the standard Syriac alphabet lacks a direct equivalent. This character belongs to the Syriac block of Unicode and has a unique numeric value of 1838 in decimal, serving as a specialized addition to the script to accommodate phonetic nuances from Persian.
General Properties
Code Point
U+072E
Name
Syriac Letter Persian Ghamal
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ܮ
HTML Hex Encoding
ܮ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xDC 0xAE
UTF-16 Encoding
0x072E
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000072E
C/C++/Java Escape
\u072e
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Syriac