U+078E "ގ" Thaana Letter Gaafu Unicode Character

U+078E "ގ" Thaana Letter Gaafu is the twenty-first letter of the Thaana script, which is used to write the Dhivehi language of the Maldives. It represents the voiced velar stop sound /ɡ/, similar to the English "g" in "go". This character is derived from the Arabic numeral four "٤" as part of the Thaana script's unique system where letters were originally based on numerals before standardizing the writing direction. In its primary usage, the letter Gaafu is written as a consonant with an inherent vowel /a/ unless modified by a diacritic mark, and it plays a key role in forming common Dhivehi words such as "ގަފު" meaning "hand".