U+0799 "ޙ" Thaana Letter Hhaa Unicode Character

U+0799 "ޙ" Thaana Letter Hhaa is a consonant used in the Thaana script, which is the writing system for the Dhivehi language spoken in the Maldives. This character represents a voiceless pharyngeal fricative sound, similar to the Arabic letter ح, and is distinct from the more common Thaana letter Haa (ހ). It appears in the Unicode block for Thaana, which was added to the standard to support digital representation and preservation of the Dhivehi language, and its usage is essential for correctly spelling certain words of Arabic origin within Maldivian texts.