U+0649 Arabic Letter Alef Maksura
U+0649 was added in Unicode version 1.1 in 1993. It belongs to the block
This character is a Other Letter and is mainly used in the Arabic script.
The glyph is not a composition. It has no designated width in East Asian texts. In bidirectional text it is written as Arabic letter from right to left. When changing direction it is not mirrored. The word that U+0649 forms with similar adjacent characters prevents a line break inside it. The glyph can be confused with 270 other glyphs.
The Wikipedia has the following information about this codepoint:
Aleph (or alef or alif, transliterated ʾ) is the first letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic ʾalif ا, Aramaic ʾālap 𐡀, Hebrew ʾālef א, North Arabian 𐪑, Phoenician ʾālep 𐤀, Syriac ʾālap̄ ܐ. It also appears as South Arabian 𐩱 and Ge'ez ʾälef አ.
These letters are believed to have derived from an Egyptian hieroglyph depicting an ox's head to describe the initial sound of *ʾalp, the West Semitic word for ox (compare Biblical Hebrew אֶלֶף ʾelef, "ox"). The Phoenician variant gave rise to the Greek alpha (Α), being re-interpreted to express not the glottal consonant but the accompanying vowel, and hence the Latin A and Cyrillic А.
Phonetically, aleph originally represented the onset of a vowel at the glottis. In Semitic languages, this functions as a prosthetic weak consonant, allowing roots with only two true consonants to be conjugated in the manner of a standard three consonant Semitic root. In most Hebrew dialects as well as Syriac, the aleph is an absence of a true consonant, a glottal stop ([ʔ]), the sound found in the catch in uh-oh. In Arabic, the alif represents the glottal stop pronunciation when it is the initial letter of a word. In texts with diacritical marks, the pronunciation of an aleph as a consonant is rarely indicated by a special marking, hamza in Arabic and mappiq in Tiberian Hebrew. In later Semitic languages, aleph could sometimes function as a mater lectionis indicating the presence of a vowel elsewhere (usually long). When this practice began is the subject of some controversy, though it had become well established by the late stage of Old Aramaic (ca. 200 BCE). Aleph is often transliterated as U+02BE ʾ MODIFIER LETTER RIGHT HALF RING, based on the Greek spiritus lenis ʼ; for example, in the transliteration of the letter name itself, ʾāleph.
Representations
System | Representation |
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Nº | 1609 |
UTF-8 | D9 89 |
UTF-16 | 06 49 |
UTF-32 | 00 00 06 49 |
URL-Quoted | %D9%89 |
HTML hex reference | ى |
Wrong windows-1252 Mojibake | Ù‰ |
Encoding: CP720 (hex bytes) | EE |
Encoding: CP1256 (hex bytes) | EC |
Encoding: GB18030 (hex bytes) | 81 31 87 33 |
Encoding: ISO8859_6 (hex bytes) | E9 |
Encoding: CP420 (hex bytes) | DA |
Adobe Glyph List | afii57449 |
Adobe Glyph List | alefmaksuraarabic |
digraph | j+ |
Related Characters
Arabic Letter Uighur Kazakh Kirghiz Alef Maksura Initial FormGlyph for U+FBE8 Arabic Letter Uighur Kazakh Kirghiz Alef Maksura Medial FormGlyph for U+FBE9 Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FBF9 Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FBFA Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Initial FormGlyph for U+FBFB Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC03 Arabic Ligature Beh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC09 Arabic Ligature Teh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC0F Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC13 Arabic Ligature Feh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC31 Arabic Ligature Qaf with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC35 Arabic Ligature Kaf with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC3D Arabic Ligature Lam with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC43 Arabic Ligature Meem with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC49 Arabic Ligature Noon with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC4F Arabic Ligature Heh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC53 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC59 Arabic Ligature Alef Maksura with Superscript Alef Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC5D Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC68 Arabic Ligature Beh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC6E Arabic Ligature Teh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC74 Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC7A Arabic Ligature Feh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC7C Arabic Ligature Qaf with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC7E Arabic Ligature Kaf with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC83 Arabic Ligature Lam with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC86 Arabic Ligature Noon with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC8E Arabic Ligature Alef Maksura with Superscript Alef Final FormGlyph for U+FC90 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC95 Arabic Ligature Tah with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCF5 Arabic Ligature Ain with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCF7 Arabic Ligature Ghain with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCF9 Arabic Ligature Seen with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCFB Arabic Ligature Sheen with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCFD Arabic Ligature Hah with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FCFF Arabic Ligature Jeem with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FD01 Arabic Ligature Khah with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FD03 Arabic Ligature Sad with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FD05 Arabic Ligature Dad with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FD07 Arabic Ligature Tah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD11 Arabic Ligature Ain with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD13 Arabic Ligature Ghain with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD15 Arabic Ligature Seen with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD17 Arabic Ligature Sheen with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD19 Arabic Ligature Hah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD1B Arabic Ligature Jeem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD1D Arabic Ligature Khah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD1F Arabic Ligature Sad with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD21 Arabic Ligature Dad with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD23 Arabic Ligature Hah with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD5B Arabic Ligature Seen with Jeem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD5E Arabic Ligature Dad with Hah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD6E Arabic Ligature Ain with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD78 Arabic Ligature Ghain with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD7B Arabic Ligature Lam with Hah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD82 Arabic Ligature Noon with Hah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD96 Arabic Ligature Noon with Jeem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD99 Arabic Ligature Noon with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FD9B Arabic Ligature Teh with Jeem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA0 Arabic Ligature Teh with Khah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA2 Arabic Ligature Teh with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA4 Arabic Ligature Jeem with Hah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA6 Arabic Ligature Jeem with Meem with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA7 Arabic Ligature Seen with Khah with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FDA8 Arabic Ligature Salla Isolated FormGlyph for U+FDF9 Arabic Ligature Sallallahou Alayhe WasallamGlyph for U+FDFA Arabic Letter Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FEEF Arabic Letter Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FEF0
Confusables
Arabic Ligature Sallallahou Alayhe WasallamGlyph for U+FDFA Arabic Ligature Sallallahou Alayhe WasallamGlyph for U+FDFA
Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Initial FormGlyph for U+FBFB Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Initial FormGlyph for U+FBFB
Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FBFA Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FBFA
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC68 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC68
Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FBF9 Arabic Ligature Uighur Kirghiz Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FBF9
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC03 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC03
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FC69 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FC69
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Yeh Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC04 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hamza Above with Yeh Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC04
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Jeem with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDAF Arabic Ligature Yeh with Jeem with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDAF
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hah with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDAE Arabic Ligature Yeh with Hah with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDAE
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDB0 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Meem with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FDB0
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC95 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC95
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC59 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC59
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FC96 Arabic Ligature Yeh with Yeh Final FormGlyph for U+FC96
Arabic Ligature Yeh with Yeh Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC5A Arabic Ligature Yeh with Yeh Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC5A
Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC7A Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Final FormGlyph for U+FC7A
Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC13 Arabic Ligature Theh with Alef Maksura Isolated FormGlyph for U+FC13
Elsewhere
Complete Record
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ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAKSURA | |
ARABIC LETTER ALEF MAQSURAH | |
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Not Reordered | |
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✔ | |
✘ | |
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✘ | |
✘ | |
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✘ | |
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✘ | |
✘ | |
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✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
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Any | |
✔ | |
✘ | |
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✘ | |
✘ | |
✔ | |
✔ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
0 | |
0 | |
0 | |
✘ | |
None | |
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NA | |
Other | |
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✘ | |
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✘ | |
✘ | |
Yes | |
Yes | |
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Yes | |
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✘ | |
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✘ | |
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Other Letter | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
Alphabetic Letter | |
✘ | |
✔ | |
✔ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
✘ | |
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neutral | |
Not Applicable | |
— | |
Yeh | |
Dual Joining | |
Alphabetic | |
none | |
not a number | |
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R |