# dagger alif

> form of the Arabic letter alif, written as a short vertical stroke on top of another letter; indicates a long /aː/ sound; e.g. هٰذَا hādhā, رَحْمٰن raḥmān

**Wikidata**: [Q4119929](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4119929)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_alif)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/dagger-alif


## References

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