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Syriac Abbreviation Mark

A Syriac abbreviation mark is like a little drawing or symbol people use when writing in Syriac to show that they are leaving out some letters. It's like when you're in school and you write "don't" instead of "do not" to save time and space.

When people write in Syriac, they use these abbreviation marks to make writing faster and easier. These marks can be small or big, and some of them look like little circles or lines. They help readers understand what the writer means even when some letters are left out.

So, if you see a Syriac word with a little symbol above or next to it, it means that the writer left out some letters, but you can still figure out what the word means!