Hā with hamza above | |
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ۀ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Arabic script |
Type | Abjad |
Language of origin | Iranian languages |
Sound values | Pashto: [
ə] Persian: [eje] |
In Unicode | U+06C0 ۀ ARABIC LETTER HEH WITH YEH ABOVE
[1] U+06C2 ۂ ARABIC LETTER HEH GOAL WITH HAMZA ABOVE
[2] |
History | |
Development |
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Other | |
Writing direction | Right-to-left |
ۀ is letter of the Pashto and Persian languages consisting of hāʾ with a hamza above.
In the Pashto alphabet, it is the fortieth letter, known as Kajira He, where it represents the vowel / ə/ and is transliterated ⟨ë⟩. [3]
In Persian, it is not considered a distinct letter of the alphabet but is used when marking ezafe on a word ending in ـه ⟨…e⟩ [e], thus yielding ـهٔ ⟨…e-ye⟩ [eje]. According to one source, this is not actually a hamza but rather a development of the letter ی ye as a diacritic. [4]
In both written Pashto and Persian, it only appears in the final position:
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ۀ | ـۀ | ـۀ | ۀ |
Hā with hamza above | |
---|---|
ۀ | |
Usage | |
Writing system | Arabic script |
Type | Abjad |
Language of origin | Iranian languages |
Sound values | Pashto: [
ə] Persian: [eje] |
In Unicode | U+06C0 ۀ ARABIC LETTER HEH WITH YEH ABOVE
[1] U+06C2 ۂ ARABIC LETTER HEH GOAL WITH HAMZA ABOVE
[2] |
History | |
Development |
|
Other | |
Writing direction | Right-to-left |
ۀ is letter of the Pashto and Persian languages consisting of hāʾ with a hamza above.
In the Pashto alphabet, it is the fortieth letter, known as Kajira He, where it represents the vowel / ə/ and is transliterated ⟨ë⟩. [3]
In Persian, it is not considered a distinct letter of the alphabet but is used when marking ezafe on a word ending in ـه ⟨…e⟩ [e], thus yielding ـهٔ ⟨…e-ye⟩ [eje]. According to one source, this is not actually a hamza but rather a development of the letter ی ye as a diacritic. [4]
In both written Pashto and Persian, it only appears in the final position:
Position in word | Isolated | Final | Medial | Initial |
---|---|---|---|---|
Glyph form: ( Help) |
ۀ | ـۀ | ـۀ | ۀ |