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

    • Greek script: Α
      • Coptic script: Ⲁ
      • Cyrillic script: А
      • Gothic script: 𐌰
      • Old Italic script: 𐌀 (a)
        • 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 (a) (see there for further descendants)

    See also

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