𐀌


𐀌 U+1090C, 𐤌
PHOENICIAN LETTER MEM
← 𐀋
[U+1090B] 		Phoenician 𐀍 β†’
[U+1090D]

Phoenician

Etymology

Believed to derive from the Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for water, which had been simplified by the Phoenicians and named after their word for β€œwater”, 𐀌𐀌 (mem), ultimately coming from Proto-Semitic *maΚΎ-/*may-.

Letter

𐀌 (m)

  1. The 13th letter of the Phoenician abjad, called mem.

See also
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