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)
    • Mandaic: ࡀ
    • Hatran: 𐣠 (ʾ)
    • Palmyrene: 𐡠 (ʾ)
    • Elymaic: 𐿠 (𐿠)
    • Kharosthi:𐨀
    • (debated) Brahmi: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)
  • Letter styles
  • Phoenician 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
    Phoenician 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
  • Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
    Phoenician letter 𐤀 (ʼ, “aleph”)
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