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A gray lowercase alpha with a red rough breathing.
Etymology
From a small version of the letter heta (Ͱ) written over the letter as a diacritical mark.
Diacritical mark
◌̔
A diacritical mark of the Greek script, called δασεῖα(daseîa, “rough”) in Ancient Greek, and found on ἁ(ἁ)/ἑ(ἑ), ἡ(ἡ)/ἱ(ἱ), ὁ(ὁ)/ῥ(ῥ) and ὑ(ὑ)/ὡ(ὡ). It is also known by its Latin name spīritus asper or the English name rough breathing. It was originally used to indicate the presence of the sound /h/ before a vowel or /r/ but continued to be used even after /h/ had disappeared from the language.
