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===Special alif diacritics===
===Special alif diacritics===
* أ or إ  - hamza (هَمْزَة)
** The hamza (ء) can appear also above و as ؤ or above ى (alif maksura) as ئ. It means a glottal stop before the letter.
* دٰ ("d'''aa'''") - dagger alif (أَلِف خَنْجَرِيَّة, ''alif khanjarīyah'')
* دٰ ("d'''aa'''") - dagger alif (أَلِف خَنْجَرِيَّة, ''alif khanjarīyah'')
** Dagger alif (vertical line above a letter) means a long vowel "aa" after the letter.
** Dagger alif (vertical line above a letter) means a long vowel "aa" after the letter.
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