𐤀

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𐤀 U+10900, 𐤀
PHOENICIAN LETTER ALF
← 𐣿
 		Phoenician 𐤁 →

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓃾 (see kꜣ) representing an ox head, whence the letter name 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp, “head of cattle”).

Letter

𐤀 (ʾ)

  1. The first letter of the Phoenician abjad, called aleph.

Descendants

  • Greek script: Α
    • Coptic script: Ⲁ
    • Cyrillic script: А
    • Gothic script: 𐌰
    • Old Italic script: 𐌀
      • Latin script: A
      • Runic script: ᚨ
  • Imperial Aramaic script: 𐡀
    • Hebrew script: א
    • Syriac script: ܐ
    • Pahlavi:
      • Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠
      • Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭀
      • Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮀
      • Avestan script: 𐬀, 𐬁
    • Nabataean script: 𐢀, 𐢁
      • Arabic script: ا
        • N'Ko script: ߊ
    • Mandaic script: ࡀ
    • Hatran script: 𐣠
    • Palmyrene script: 𐡠
    • Elymaic script: 𐿠
    • Kharoshthi script: 𐨀
    • >? Brahmi script: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)
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