š¤„


š¤„ U+10904, 𐤄
PHOENICIAN LETTER HE
ā† š¤ƒ
[U+10903]
Phoenician š¤… ā†’
[U+10905]

Translingual

Letter

š¤„ (h)

  1. The fifth letter of the Phoenician abjad, called he.

Phoenician

Pronoun

š¤„ (h)

  1. that

Letter

š¤„ (h)

  1. The fifth letter of the Phoenician alphabet, representing the consonant /h/ and word-final vowels.

Descendants

  • Ancient Greek: Ī• (E), Īµ (e)
  • Aramaic: š”„ (h)
    • Syriac: ܗ
    • Hebrew: ה
    • Pahlavi:
      • Inscriptional Pahlavi: š­¤ (h)
      • Inscriptional Parthian: š­„ (h)
    • Avestan: š¬µ (h)
  • (debated) Brahmi: š‘€³ (see there for further descendants)

Punic

Etymology

From Phoenician š¤„ (h).

Pronunciation

(prevocalic)

(preconsonantal, with gemination )

Article

š¤„ (h)

  1. the

Usage notes

The article is added to the noun. If the noun with the article begins with a

  • consonant (except Ź¾, Źæ or įø„) the consonant is geminated once to the article and the long form is used
  • vowel or Ź¾, Źæ, įø„, the short form is used
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