𐤉


𐤉 U+10909, 𐤉
PHOENICIAN LETTER YOD
𐤈
[U+10908]
Phoenician 𐤊
[U+1090A]

Phoenician

Etymology

From Proto-Canaanite , from Proto-Sinaitic , from Egyptian 𓂝 (see ) representing a forearm, whence the letter name 𐤉𐤃 (yd, hand).

Letter

𐤉 (y)

  1. The tenth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called yodh.

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ι (I), ι (i)
    • Cyrillic: І, і,
    • Old Italic: 𐌉 (i)
      • Latin: I, i, J, j
      • Runic:
  • Aramaic: 𐡉
    • Syriac: ܝ
    • Nabatean: 𐢍
      • Arabic: ي
    • Hebrew: י

See also