Dagger alif
The dagger alif (Arabic: ألف خنجرية alif khanjariyya) or superscript alif is written as a short vertical stroke on top of an Arabic letter. It indicates a long /aː/ sound where an alif is normally not written, e.g.
The dagger alif (Arabic: ألف خنجرية alif khanjariyya) or superscript alif is written as a short vertical stroke on top of an Arabic letter. It indicates a long /aː/ sound where an alif is normally not written, e.g.
The dagger alif (Arabic: ألف خنجرية alif khanjariyya) or superscript alif is written as a short vertical stroke on top of an Arabic letter. It indicates a long /aː/ sound where an alif is normally not written, e.g.
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