U+10B26 "𐬦" Avestan Letter Nye Unicode Character

U+10B26 "𐬦" Avestan Letter Nye is a symbol from the Avestan alphabet, an ancient script used to write the Avestan language, the liturgical language of Zoroastrian scripture. This particular letter, named Nye, represents a specific consonant sound in the phonetic inventory of the Avestan language, likely a nasalized palatal or velar sound, and it forms part of a writing system derived from earlier Semitic scripts but adapted for the unique phonology of religious texts. The character is encoded in the Unicode standard under the Avestan block, ensuring its digital preservation for scholars studying Zoroastrian history and linguistics, as well as for contemporary liturgical use by Zoroastrian communities.