U+0AFC "ૼ" Gujarati Sign Maddah Unicode Character

U+0AFC "ૼ" Gujarati Sign Maddah is a combining diacritical mark used in the Gujarati script to indicate a prolonged or extra-long vowel sound, specifically an extended version of the mātra or vowel sign, often employed in transliterations of Arabic or Persian loanwords to maintain phonetic accuracy. It appears as a small curved stroke positioned above the consonant or vowel base character, modifying its pronunciation by lengthening the associated vowel beyond its standard duration, though it is relatively rare in modern Gujarati texts and is primarily found in scholarly, liturgical, or transliterated contexts.