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

• Greek script: Α
  • Coptic script: Ⲁ
  • Cyrillic script: А
  • Gothic script: 𐌰
  • Old Italic script: 𐌀
    • Latin script: A
    • Runic script: ᚨ
• Imperial Aramaic script: 𐡀
  • Hebrew script: א
  • Syriac script: ܐ
  • Pahlavi:
    • Inscriptional Pahlavi script: 𐭠
    • Inscriptional Parthian script: 𐭀
    • Psalter Pahlavi script: 𐮀
    • Avestan script: 𐬀, 𐬁
  • Nabataean script: 𐢀, 𐢁
    • Arabic script: ا
      • N'Ko script: ߊ
  • Mandaic script: ࡀ
  • Hatran script: 𐣠
  • Palmyrene script: 𐡠
  • Elymaic script: 𐿠
  • Kharoshthi script: 𐨀
  • >? Brahmi script: 𑀅 (see there for further descendants)