𐤀

See also: ∡

𐤀 U+10900, 𐤀 PHOENICIAN LETTER ALF ← 𐣿 [U+108FF] Phoenician 𐤁 → [U+10901]

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

• Ancient Greek: Α (A)
  • Coptic: Ⲁ (A)
  • Cyrillic: А (A)
  • Gothic: 𐌰 (a)
  • Old Italic: 𐌀
    • Latin: A
    • Runic: ᚨ (a)
• Aramaic: 𐡀 (ʾ)
  • Hebrew: א
  • Syriac: ܐ, ܐ, ܐ
  • Pahlavi:
    • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭠 (ʾ)
    • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀 (ʾ)
    • Psalter Pahlavi: 𐮀 (ʾ)
    • Avestan: 𐬀 (a), 𐬁 (ā)
  • Nabataean: 𐢀, 𐢁 (ʾ)
    • Arabic: ا, ء (ʔ)
  • Mandaic: ࡀ
  • Hatran: 𐣠 (ʾ)
  • Palmyrene: 𐡠 (ʾ)
  • Elymaic: 𐿠 (𐿠)
  • Kharosthi:𐨀
  • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)

Gallery

• Letter styles
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  Phoenician 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
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  Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)