ܐ Syriac Letter Alaph
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ܐ
ℹ️ About
The Syriac Letter Alaph (ܐ) is the first letter of the Syriac alphabet, representing a glottal stop. Historically derived from the Phoenician letter Aleph, it serves both as a consonant and a placeholder for vowels. In Middle Eastern typography, it is essential for rendering Aramaic, Neo-Aramaic, and classical Syriac texts. It is an Arabic Letter (AL) bidirectional type, meaning it dictates a right-to-left text flow.
⚠️ Note: Do not confuse with ا (Arabic Alif) or א (Hebrew Aleph).
⚡ Codes
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ܐ
CSS
\0710
Python
\u0710
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