U+10ADA "𐫚" Manichaean Letter Aayin Unicode Character

U+10ADA "𐫚" Manichaean Letter Aayin is a glyph used in the Manichaean script, an abjad that was historically employed to write the Manichaean religion's sacred texts in various Middle Iranian languages such as Parthian and Sogdian. This particular letter represents a voiced pharyngeal or glottal consonant, likely a sound similar to the Arabic letter 'ayn (ع), and is part of the Manichaean alphabet segment of Unicode, enabling scholars and enthusiasts to digitally represent and preserve the script's manuscripts and inscriptions. Its inclusion in the Unicode standard supports the study of Manichaeism, a major Gnostic religion that flourished from the 3rd to the 10th centuries CE across a vast region from North Africa to China.