𐤀

See also: ∡

Phoenician

Etymology

Presumably from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph based on a hieroglyph of an ox head.

Letter

𐤀 (ʾ)

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

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Α (A)
  • Coptic: Ⲁ (A)
  • Cyrillic: А
  • Gothic: 𐌰 (a)
  • Old Italic: 𐌀
    • Latin: A
    • Runic: ᚨ
• Aramaic: 𐡀 (ʾ)
  • Classical Syriac: ܐ
    • Nabataean:
      • Arabic: ا, ء (ʔ)
        • Nko: ߊ‏
  • Hebrew: א
  • Mandaic: ࡀ
  • Pahlavi:
    • Inscriptional Pahlavi: 𐭠 (ʾ)
    • Inscriptional Parthian: 𐭀 (ʾ)
    • Avestan: 𐬀, 𐬁
  • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅

See also

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