How to insert the "yaz" symbol ⵣ in Latex equations

Question

I need to insert this symbol ⵣ  in Latex equations. However I couldn't find any font that gives a smooth symbol like in the image below:

How can I get a symbol that looks like the image above and be able to insert it in Latex equations.
Your help would be greatly appreciated.

Marijn · Answer

Maybe a rotated Pisces symbol (♓︎) from Marvosym? It has variable edge thickness. You can make it a bit more narrow to resemble the Yaz character.
Or otherwise you can try to find a nice Tifinagh font and use that with XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX. I found a calligraphic font called caligraphie.ttf on http://www.ircam.ma (The Royal Moroccan Institute for Amazigh Culture).
MWE:
documentclass{article}
usepackage{graphicx}
usepackage{marvosym}
usepackage{fontspec}
newfontfamily{tifinagh}{caligraphie.ttf}
begin{document}
% all engines
Marvosym verb+Pisces+ rotated: rotatebox{90}{Pisces}

Narrow version: scalebox{0.7}[1]{rotatebox{90}{Pisces}}
% xelatex/lualatex only
Tifinagh font: {scriptsizetifinagh ⵣ}
end{document}

Result:

How to insert the "yaz" symbol ⵣ in Latex equations

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