𐤀𐤋𐤐

Moabite

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp-.

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

thousand

Phoenician

Etymology 1

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“thousand”).

Numeral

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

thousand

Descendants

Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Semitic *ʔalp- (“head of cattle”).

Noun

𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)

bull, ox, head of cattle
1. Name of the first letter of the Phoenician alphabet (𐤀).

Descendants

Punic: 𐤀𐤋𐤐 (ʾlp)
→ Arabic: أَلِف (ʔalif)
→ Ancient Greek: ἄλφα (álpha) (see there for further descendants)
→ Hebrew: אלף (álef)

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