U+AB2B "ꬫ" Ethiopic Syllable Bbaa Unicode Character
Unicode Version 18.0
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U+AB2B "ꬫ" Ethiopic Syllable Bbaa is a glyph within the Ethiopic Extended-A block, specifically representing a syllable in the Geʽez script used for writing languages like Amharic and Tigrinya. It denotes the sound "bbaa," distinguished by a labialized and geminated consonant pronunciation where the "b" sound is both rounded and doubled. This character forms part of the broader syllabary system that adapts the ancient Geʽez abugida to modern linguistic needs, enabling precise representation of phonetic variations in Ethiopian and Eritrean languages.
General Properties
Code Point
U+AB2B
Name
Ethiopic Syllable Bbaa
Encodings
HTML Decimal Encoding
ꬫ
HTML Hex Encoding
ꬫ
UTF-8 Encoding
0xEA 0xAC 0xAB
UTF-16 Encoding
0xAB2B
UTF-32 Encoding
0x0000AB2B
C/C++/Java Escape
\uab2b
Unicode Properties
Numeric Value
NaN
Script Extensions
Ethiopic