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A small letter marking an optional pause.
Also known as: Waqf jaiz, Permissible stop mark, Optional pause mark
The Quranic pause mark indicating that a reciter may stop or may continue at that point.
Indicates that a reciter may stop or may continue at the point marked.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
Records a permission rather than an instruction, so a notation usually read as directive contains marks that explicitly leave a choice open.
Contexts: Language and transcription, Religion
A single small letter written above the line, distinguished from the compulsory mark by which letter is used.
A fuller structured visual breakdown is not yet documented for this symbol.