U+082A "ࠪ" Samaritan Vowel Sign I Unicode Character

U+082A "ࠪ" Samaritan Vowel Sign I is a combining diacritical mark used in the Samaritan script, an ancient writing system derived from Paleo-Hebrew and still employed by the Samaritan community for liturgical and scholarly texts. This specific vowel sign, representing the /i/ sound, is placed above or below a consonant to modify its pronunciation, functioning as a vowel point within the Samaritan abjad system. It forms part of the Unicode block for Samaritan scripts, ensuring that digital texts can accurately preserve the phonetic nuances of this historically significant tradition.