ARABIC MADDA WAAJIB character

Name:

ARABIC MADDA WAAJIB

Hex Number:

U+089C

Decimal Number:

2204

HTML Entity (Dec):

࢜

HTML Entity (Hex):

࢜

Alternate Name:

Category:

Mn (Nonspacing Mark)

Bidi Class:

NSM (Nonspacing Mark)

Mirrored:

Combining Class:

230

Unicode Block:

Arabic Extended-B

Plane:

Plane Code:

BMP

Plane Description:

Basic Multilingual Plane

Plane Range:

0000-FFFF

Character Preview:

࢜

ARABIC MADDA WAAJIB is a nonspacing combining mark (zero advance width) from the Basic Multilingual Plane.

The bidi class of ARABIC MADDA WAAJIB is Nonspacing Mark (Weak). It belongs to the non-spacing marks, which take on the directionality of the characters to which they attach..

The Nonspacing Mark (NSM) bidi class is assigned to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but modify the preceding base character. NSMs are neutral in directionality but inherit the directionality of the base character they are attached to. They are essential for the accurate representation of characters with diacritics in bidirectional text.

Nonspacing Mark (Mn) refers to diacritical marks that do not occupy their own space but instead combine with a preceding base character to modify its sound or meaning. Nonspacing marks are essential in many scripts, including Latin, Arabic, and Devanagari, for accurate representation of text.

This character belongs to the Arabic Extended-B block. The Arabic Extended-B block expands upon the basic Arabic script by including additional characters necessary for writing specific dialects and languages that use the Arabic script. Arabic is not only the liturgical language of Islam, but also the writing system for many languages across the Middle East, Central Asia, and Africa, including Persian (Farsi), Urdu, Pashto, and Kurdish. These extensions address unique sounds and orthographic conventions not present in standard Arabic, helping to accommodate regional variations in how the script is used. The inclusion of these characters in Unicode is crucial for supporting linguistic diversity, as it enables digital representation and communication in minority languages that might otherwise be marginalized. Additionally, the block is important for scholars who study these languages, as it ensures that rare or specialized characters can be preserved and accessed in modern digital formats..

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