U+122B "ራ" Ethiopic Syllable Raa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+122B "ራ" Ethiopic Syllable Raa is a character from the Ethiopic script, which is used for writing languages like Amharic, Tigrinya, and Ge'ez. This specific syllabic character represents the sound "raa" and is part of a larger set of symbols known as the Ge'ez abugida, where each consonant base combines with vowel modifiers to create distinct syllables. In the Ethiopic writing system, "ራ" is formed by taking the consonant symbol for "r" (ረ) and adding a diacritic or alteration to indicate the accompanying "aa" vowel sound, making it essential for accurately transcribing words and phrases in these Afroasiatic languages.
General Properties
Code Point
U+122B
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Raa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ራ
HTML Hex Encoding
ራ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xE1 0x88 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0x122B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000122B
C/C++/Java Escape
\u122b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic