/* */ var charDetails = { '\u{0840}': `

ࡀ

࡚ [U+085A MANDAIC VOCALIZATION MARK] can be used below this letter in teaching materials to clarify that the sound should be a, rather than aː, eg. compare ࡁࡀ baː ࡁࡀ࡚ ba

`, '\u{0841}': `

ࡁ

b consonant.

ࡁࡀࡁࡉࡋ

v consonant, generally between or following vowels such as e or i.h,52

ࡒࡀࡁࡉࡃ⁍

w consonant, typically in the vicinity of u, o, or ɔ.

ࡁoࡁo⁍

`, '\u{0842}': `

ࡂ

ɡ consonant.

ࡂࡀࡐࡀ

ʁ consonant.

ࡂࡀࡑࡍࡀ⁍

Combinations

ʁ can be written ࡂ࡙ in educational materials.

ࡂ࡙ࡀࡑࡍࡀ⁍

`, '\u{0843}': `

ࡃ

d consonant.

ࡍࡅࡃࡀ⁍

ð non-native consonant (not common).

Combinations

ð can be written ࡃ࡙ in educational materials.

`, '\u{0844}': `

ࡄ

h consonant.

ࡄࡀࡁࡔࡀࡁࡀ

ࡋࡀࡄࡌࡀࡋ

ħ in loan words from Arabic and Persian.

ࡄࡀࡔࡉࡔ⁍

Combinations

ħ can be written ࡄ࡙ in educational materials.

ࡄ࡙ࡀࡔࡉࡔ⁍

`, '\u{0845}': `

ࡅ

u, uː When used at the start of a word this letter is preceded by a silent ࡏ [U+084F MANDAIC LETTER IN], ie. ࡏࡅ...

o ࡚ [U+085A MANDAIC VOCALIZATION MARK] can be used below this letter in teaching materials to clarify that the sound should be o, rather than u, eg. compare ࡁࡅ bu ࡁࡅ࡚ bo

w is rare.

`, '\u{0846}': `

ࡆ

z consonant.

ࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡆࡉࡅࡀ

`, '\u{0847}': `

ࡇ

iː^w or ħu^u Only appears at the end of personal names or at the end of words to indicate the third person singular suffix.

`, '\u{0848}': `

ࡈ

tˤ consonant.

ࡈࡀࡁ⁍

ðˤ non-native consonant.

Combinations

ðˤ can be written ࡈ࡙ in educational materials.

`, '\u{0849}': `

ࡉ

i iː ɪ vowel.

ࡔࡉࡕࡀ

e ɛ vowel.

ࡔࡉࡃࡕࡀ

j consonant.

ࡉࡀࡄࡓࡀ

When the consonant follows a vowel at the end of a syllable the two may form a diphthong.h,56

ࡎࡉࡍࡀࡉ

Combinations

i iː is ࡉࡀ at the beginning of a word.

iː is ࡉࡀ at the end of a word. Word-finally, this sound may also be written ࡏ.

ࡔࡀࡐࡋࡉࡀ

e can be written ࡉ࡚ in educational materials.

ࡔࡉ࡚ࡃࡕࡀ

Inside a word, if two of these characters would appear together, they are replaced by ࡏ [U+084F MANDAIC LETTER IN]. That character is also preferred to represent e when it follows a consonant with a point below the baseline, ie. ࡊ ࡍ ࡐ ࡑ `, '\u{084A}': `

ࡊ

k consonant.

ࡌࡀࡋࡊࡀ

χ consonant.

ࡊࡉࡌࡀ ࡀࡊࡕࡉࡊ

Combinations

χ can be written ࡊ࡙ in educational materials.

ࡊࡀࡊ࡙ࡅࡀ⁍

`, '\u{084B}': `

ࡋ

l consonant (may be devoiced after a voiceless consonant).

ࡋࡀࡄࡌࡀࡋ

ࡊࡋࡀࡕࡀ

`, '\u{084C}': `

ࡌ

m consonant.

ࡌࡉࡑࡓࡀ⁍

ࡀࡌࡀࡉ

`, '\u{084D}': `

ࡍ

n consonant.

ࡍࡅࡃࡀ⁍

ŋ before a velar consonant.h,54

ࡏࡉࡍࡂࡋࡉࡆࡉࡀ⁍

`, '\u{084E}': `

ࡎ

s consonant.

ࡎࡀࡒࡀࡕ⁍

`, '\u{084F}': `

ࡏ

e when used alone at the start of a word.

It is also used with vowel characters or on its own to form vowels, in ways that are sometimes similar to the use of AIN in other writing systems, including the following situations:

silently before ࡉ [U+0849 MANDAIC LETTER AKSA] and ࡅ [U+0845 MANDAIC LETTER USHENNA] for word-initial i and u, respectively.

ࡏࡅࡕࡓࡀ

ࡏࡉࡍࡀ⁍
to replace two adjacent ࡉ [U+0849 MANDAIC LETTER AKSA] letters in a word.
as a preference instead of ࡉ [U+0849 MANDAIC LETTER AKSA] when it occurs after a letter with a downwards point, ie. ࡊ ࡍ ࡐ ࡑ
in place of ࡉࡀ at the end of a word when it represents iː rather than ja

`, '\u{0850}': `

ࡐ

p consonant.

ࡐࡉࡓࡔࡀ

f consonant.

ࡔࡀࡐࡕࡀ

Combinations

f can be written ࡐ࡙ in educational materials.

ࡔࡀࡐ࡙ࡕࡀ

`, '\u{0851}': `

ࡑ

sˤ consonant (sometimes reduced to s).

ࡑࡅࡁࡀࡄ

ʒ in some non-native words.

Combinations

ʒ can be written ࡑ࡙ in educational texts.

`, '\u{0852}': `

ࡒ

q consonant.

ࡒࡀࡌࡉࡕ

`, '\u{0853}': `

ࡓ

r consonant.

ࡓࡀࡁࡀ⁍

ɹ in word-internal and syllable-final positions.h,55

ࡊࡀࡓࡎࡉࡀ⁍

`, '\u{0854}': `

ࡔ

ʃ consonant.

ࡔࡀࡐࡕࡀ

t͡ʃ consonant (not common in native words).

ࡔࡉࡍ⁍

d͡ʒ in some loan words.

ࡔࡉࡄࡉࡋ⁍

Combinations

t͡ʃ can be written ࡔ࡙ in eduational materials.

ࡔ࡙ࡉࡍ⁍

`, '\u{0855}': `

ࡕ

t consonant.

ࡔࡀࡐࡕࡀ

θ consonant.

ࡔࡉࡕࡀ

Combinations

θ may be written ࡕ࡙ in educational materials.

`, '\u{0856}': `

ࡖ

di Ligature with a morphemic function, being used to write the relative pronoun and genitive exponent ḏ-. It is counted as a letter of the alphabet, and is usually written at the beginning of a word or alone.e,2

ࡖࡍࡐࡀࡒࡕ

ࡖࡎࡉࡍࡀ

It was derived from a digraph of ࡃ+ࡉ [U+0843 MANDAIC LETTER AD + U+0849 MANDAIC LETTER AKSA].

`, '\u{0857}': `

ࡗ

kḏi Ligature, written alone and without joining,e to represent the word

ࡗ

It was derived from a digraph of ࡊ+ࡖ [U+084A MANDAIC LETTER AK + U+0856 MANDAIC LETTER DUSHENNA]e,2.

`, '\u{0858}': `

ࡘ

ʕ Borrowed from ع [U+0639 ARABIC LETTER AIN] to represent the Arabic sound.e,3

This letter doesn't join on either side.e,3

`, '\u{0859}': `

࡙

Used in teaching materials to disambiguate the sound of a consonant. Uses include the following:u

γ ࡂ࡙ (ࡂ is g).
δ ࡃ࡙ (ࡃ is d).
ḥ ࡄ࡙ (ࡄ is h).
ẓ ࡈ࡙ (ࡈ is ṭ).
χ ࡊ࡙ (ࡊ is k).
f ࡐ࡙ (ࡐ is p).
ž ࡑ࡙ (ࡑ is ṣ).
č, ǰ ࡔ࡙ (ࡔ is š).
θ ࡕ࡙ (ࡕ is t).

`, '\u{085A}': `

࡚

Used in teaching materials to disambiguate the sound of a vowel:

o is indicated when used with ࡅ [U+0845 MANDAIC LETTER USHENNA], eg. compare ࡁࡅ bu ࡁࡅ࡚ bo

e when used with ࡉ [U+0849 MANDAIC LETTER AKSA], eg. compare ࡁࡉ bi ࡁࡉ࡚ be

a when used with ࡀ [U+0840 MANDAIC LETTER HALQA], eg. compare ࡁࡀ baː ࡁࡀ࡚ ba

`, '\u{085B}': `

࡛

Indicates gemination of a consonant (referred to by native writers as 'hard' pronunciation), eg. ࡋࡉࡁ࡛ࡀ

`, '\u{085E}': `

࡞

Used to start and end text sections.

Also used in colophons (historical lay text added to religious text) where it is typically displayed in a smaller size.

`, // Arabic '\u{060C}': `

`, '\u{061B}': `

`, '\u{061F}': `

`, '\u{FD3E}': `

﴾

Ornate parentheses. For example:

ࡓࡄࡑ ࡀࡊࡅࡀࡕ ࡐࡀࡑࡀࡒࡀ ࡖ ࡊࡍࡉࡔࡅࡕࡀ ࡂࡀࡅࡀࡍࡀࡕࡀ ﴿217﴾ ࡀ ﴿ࡃ-3﴾ ࡌࡀࡊࡅࡕࡅࡁࡅࡀࡍࡀ 10 ࡌࡍ ࡊࡀࡍࡅࡍ 1.

`, '\u{FD3F}': `

﴿

Ornate parentheses. For example:

ࡓࡄࡑ ࡀࡊࡅࡀࡕ ࡐࡀࡑࡀࡒࡀ ࡖ ࡊࡍࡉࡔࡅࡕࡀ ࡂࡀࡅࡀࡍࡀࡕࡀ ﴿217﴾ ࡀ ﴿ࡃ-3﴾ ࡌࡀࡊࡅࡕࡅࡁࡅࡀࡍࡀ 10 ࡌࡍ ࡊࡀࡍࡅࡍ 1.

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